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“¿Cuántos Hay?” — How Many Are There Song in Spanish for Kids

In “¿Cuántos Hay?” (How Many Are There?), kids sing key Spanish words like Cuántos, Número, Cuántos hay and Hay dos, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a beginner song from Unit 2: Numbers 1–10, 2:17 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unit 2 · Los Números
  • ⏱ 2:17
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“¿Cuántos Hay?” 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
¿Cuántos?How many?
Hay.There is.
Hay.There is.
Muchos.Many.
Número.Number.
¿Cuántos hay?How many are there?
¿Cuántos hay?How many are there?
Hay uno.There is one.
Hay dos.There are two.
¡Cuántos hay, cuántos hay!How many are there, how many!
¡Hay muchos, hay muchos!There are many, there are many!
¡Número, número!Number, number!
¡Cuántos hay, cuántos hay!How many are there, how many!
Uno.One.
Dos.Two.
Tres.Three.
Cuatro.Four.
Cinco.Five.
Número.Number.
¿Cuántos hay?How many are there?
¿Cuántos hay?How many are there?
Hay uno.There is one.
Hay dos.There are two.
¡Cuántos hay, cuántos hay!How many are there, how many!
¡Hay muchos, hay muchos!There are many, there are many!
¡Número, número!Number, number!
¡Cuántos hay, cuántos hay!How many are there, how many!
¿Hay?Is there?
¿Hay?Is there?
Muchos.Many.
Número.Number.
¡Cuántos hay, cuántos hay!How many are there, how many!
¡Hay muchos, hay muchos!There are many, there are many!
¡Número, número!Number, number!
¡Cuántos hay, cuántos hay!How many are there, how many!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 8 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
CuántosHow many
NúmeroNumber
Cuántos hayHow many are there
Hay dosThere are two
Cuántos hay, cuántos hayHow many, how many
Número, númeroNumber, number
DosTwo
TresThree

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “Cuántos”

    “Cuántos” (How many) is sung on 11 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.

  2. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:17, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count snacks onto a plate in Spanish, then count them again as they get eaten.

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