“El Gato y el Perro” — Cat and the Dog Song in Spanish for Kids

In “El Gato y el Perro” (The Cat and the Dog), kids sing key Spanish words like Gato, Perro, Gatito and Perrito, sung mostly in Spanish, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:38 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Los Animales
⏱ 1:38
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“El Gato y el Perro” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Spanish lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Cat!	¡Gato!
¡Gato!	Cat!
Dog!	¡Perro!
¡Perro!	Dog!
Meow!	¡Miau!
¡Miau!	Meow!
Woof!	¡Guau!
¡Guau!	Woof!
Cat, cat, gato!
Gato, gato, cat!
Dog, dog, perro!
Perro, perro, dog!
Meow, meow, miau!
Miau, miau, meow!
Woof, woof, guau!
Guau, guau, woof!
The cat says meow.	El gato dice miau.
El gato dice miau.	The cat says meow.
The dog says woof.	El perro dice guau.
El perro dice guau.	The dog says woof.
Little cat!	¡Gatito!
¡Gatito!	Little cat!
Big dog!	¡Perrote!
¡Perrito!	Little dog!
Cat, cat, gato!
Gato, gato, cat!
Dog, dog, perro!
Perro, perro, dog!
Meow, meow, miau!
Miau, miau, meow!
Woof, woof, guau!
Guau, guau, woof!
Who is that?	¿Quién es?
¿Quién es?	Who is it?
The cat!	¡El gato!
¡El gato!	The cat!
Who is that?	¿Quién es?
¿Quién es?	Who is it?
The dog!	¡El perro!
¡El perro!	The dog!
Cat, cat, gato!
Gato, gato, cat!
Dog, dog, perro!
Perro, perro, dog!
Meow, meow, miau!
Miau, miau, meow!
Woof, woof, guau!
Guau, guau, woof!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 8 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
Gato	Cat
Perro	Dog
Gatito	Little cat
Perrito	Little dog
El gato dice miau	The cat says meow
El perro dice guau	The dog says woof
Quién es	Who is it
El gato	The cat

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “Gato” the word of the day
This song repeats “Gato” (Cat) on 9 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in Spanish. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
3
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:38 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Move like each animal as it's named: hop, stomp, flap, slither.