“Aplaude las Manos” — Clap Your Hands Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Aplaude las Manos” (Clap Your Hands), kids sing key Spanish words like aplaudir, manos, arriba and abajo, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 2:32 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: A2
Unit 13 · ¡Vamos!
⏱ 2:32
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“Aplaude las Manos” 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
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Manos arriba.	Hands up.
Manos abajo.	Hands down.
¡Aplaude, aplaude, aplaude!	Clap, clap, clap!
Dilo conmigo.	Say it with me.
Aplaudir.	To clap.
Manos.	Hands.
Arriba.	Up.
Abajo.	Down.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Manos arriba.	Hands up.
Manos abajo.	Hands down.
Clap with me, too.	Aplaude conmigo también.
Aplaudir, sí.	Clapping, yes.
Manos en el aire.	Hands in the air.
Up, up, up.	Arriba, arriba, arriba.
Down, down, down.	Abajo, abajo, abajo.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Manos arriba.	Hands up.
Manos abajo.	Hands down.
Aplaudir.	To clap.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Manos arriba.	Hands up.
Manos abajo.	Hands down.
Uno, dos, tres.	One, two, three.
Aplaude conmigo.	Clap with me.
¡Qué bien!	So good!
Manos, manos.	Hands, hands.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Aplaude las manos.	Clap your hands.
Manos arriba.	Hands up.
Manos abajo.	Hands down.
¡Aplaude, aplaude!	Clap, clap!
¡Sí, vamos!	Yes, let’s go!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
aplaudir	to clap
manos	hands
arriba	up
abajo	down

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “manos” the word of the day
This song repeats “manos” (hands) on 21 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
Make it a routine
At 2:32, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Do every move the song calls out, and let your child be the leader the second time.