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“De Diez en Diez” — Counting by Tens Song in Spanish for Kids

In “De Diez en Diez” (Counting by Tens), kids sing key Spanish words like diez, veinte, treinta and cuarenta, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 2:53 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 22 · Números Grandes
  • ⏱ 2:53
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“De Diez en Diez” 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.
SungMeaning
Ten! — ¡Diez! Take ten big steps!
¡Veinte! — Twenty! March with me!
Thirty! — ¡Treinta! Tap your knees!
¡Cuarenta! — Forty! Count with ease!
Fifty! — ¡Cincuenta! Here we go!
¡Sesenta! — Sixty! Nice and slow!
Seventy! — ¡Setenta! Clap-clap-clap!
¡Ochenta! — Eighty! Tip your hat!
Ninety! — ¡Noventa! Almost there!
¡Cien! — One hundred! Shout it in the air!
Count by tens! — ¡Contar de diez en diez!
Ten, twenty, thirty — ¡diez, veinte, treinta!
Forty, fifty, sixty — ¡cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta!
Seventy, eighty, ninety — ¡setenta, ochenta, noventa!
One hundred! — ¡Cien!
Count by tens again!¡Otra vez de diez en diez!
How many apples? — ¡Diez manzanas!
Twenty crayons? — ¡Veinte colores!
Thirty friends? — ¡Treinta amigos!
Forty steps? — ¡Cuarenta pasos!
Fifty stars? — ¡Cincuenta estrellas!
Sixty balloons? — ¡Sesenta globos!
Seventy books? — ¡Setenta libros!
Eighty hats? — ¡Ochenta sombreros!
Ninety smiles? — ¡Noventa sonrisas!
One hundred cheers? — ¡Cien aplausos!
Count by tens! — ¡Contar de diez en diez!
Ten, twenty, thirty — ¡diez, veinte, treinta!
Forty, fifty, sixty — ¡cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta!
Seventy, eighty, ninety — ¡setenta, ochenta, noventa!
One hundred! — ¡Cien!
Count by tens again!¡Otra vez de diez en diez!
Now march backward, nice and slow!¡Ahora marchamos hacia atrás, despacito!
One hundred! — ¡Cien!
Ninety! — ¡Noventa!
Eighty! — ¡Ochenta!
Seventy! — ¡Setenta!
Sixty! — ¡Sesenta!
Fifty! — ¡Cincuenta!
Forty! — ¡Cuarenta!
Thirty! — ¡Treinta!
Twenty! — ¡Veinte!
Ten! — ¡Diez!
We did it! — ¡Lo logramos!
Count by tens! — ¡Contar de diez en diez!
Ten, twenty, thirty — ¡diez, veinte, treinta!
Forty, fifty, sixty — ¡cuarenta, cincuenta, sesenta!
Seventy, eighty, ninety — ¡setenta, ochenta, noventa!
One hundred! — ¡Cien!
One hundred! — ¡Cien!
Hooray! — ¡¡Viva! ¡Lo hicimos!
Count by tens again!¡Otra vez de diez en diez!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
diezten
veintetwenty
treintathirty
cuarentaforty
cincuentafifty
sesentasixty
setentaseventy
ochentaeighty
noventaninety
cienone hundred
contar de diez en diezcount by tens

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “diez” the word of the day

    This song repeats “diez” (ten) 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. 2

    Split the parts

    Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Spanish ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:53, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Crouch for the countdown and jump up on blast-off.

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