“Yo Tengo, Tú Tienes” — I Have, You Have Song in Spanish for Kids
In “Yo Tengo, Tú Tienes” (I Have, You Have), kids sing key Spanish words like tengo, tengo una pelota, tengo dos manos and ¿tienes…?, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 28: I Have, There Is, Where Is?, 2:46 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: A1
- Unit 28 · Tengo, Hay, ¿Dónde Está?
- ⏱ 2:46
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“Yo Tengo, Tú Tienes” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I have! | ¡Tengo! |
| ¡Tengo! | I have! |
| I have a ball! | ¡Tengo una pelota! |
| ¡Tengo una pelota! | I have a ball! |
| I have two hands! | ¡Tengo dos manos! |
| ¡Tengo dos manos! | I have two hands! |
| Two hands to clap! | ¡Dos manos para aplaudir! |
| ¡Dos manos para aplaudir! | Two hands to clap! |
| Do you have a cat? | ¿Tienes un gato? |
| ¿Tienes un gato? | Do you have a cat? |
| Yes, I do! | ¡Sí, tengo! |
| ¡Sí, tengo! | Yes, I do! |
| A little cat? | ¿Un gatito? |
| ¡Un gatito! | A little cat! |
| Sha-la-la, ¡qué divertido! | |
| I have, you have! | Tengo, tienes! |
| Tengo, tienes! | I have, you have! |
| Do you have a ball? | ¿Tienes una pelota? |
| ¿Tienes una pelota? | Do you have a ball? |
| Yes, I do! | ¡Sí, tengo! |
| ¡Sí, tengo! | Yes, I do! |
| I don't have one? | ¿No tengo? |
| ¡No tengo! | I don't have one! |
| Tengo, tienes, say it again! | |
| Tengo, tienes, let's play, my friend! | |
| Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, ¡sí, tengo! | |
| A brother! | ¡Un hermano! |
| ¡Un hermano! | A brother! |
| I have a brother! | ¡Tengo un hermano! |
| ¡Tengo un hermano! | I have a brother! |
| A little sister! | ¡Una hermanita! |
| ¡Una hermanita! | A little sister! |
| Do you have a sister? | ¿Tienes una hermanita? |
| ¿Tienes una hermanita? | Do you have a sister? |
| Yes, I do! | ¡Sí, tengo! |
| ¡Sí, tengo! | Yes, I do! |
| A new hat! | ¡Un sombrero nuevo! |
| ¡Un sombrero nuevo! | A new hat! |
| You have a new hat! | ¡Tienes un sombrero nuevo! |
| ¡Tienes un sombrero nuevo! | You have a new hat! |
| ¡Qué bonito! Sha-la-la! | How pretty! Sha-la-la! |
| I have, you have! | Tengo, tienes! |
| Tengo, tienes! | I have, you have! |
| Do you have a ball? | ¿Tienes una pelota? |
| ¿Tienes una pelota? | Do you have a ball? |
| Yes, I do! | ¡Sí, tengo! |
| ¡Sí, tengo! | Yes, I do! |
| I don't have one? | ¿No tengo? |
| ¡No tengo! | I don't have one! |
| Tengo, tienes, say it again! | |
| Tengo, tienes, let's play, my friend! | |
| Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, ¡sí, tengo! | |
| How many do you have? | ¿Cuántos tienes? |
| ¿Cuántos tienes? | How many do you have? |
| Two hands! | ¡Dos manos! |
| ¡Dos manos! | Two hands! |
| How many cats? | ¿Cuántos gatos? |
| ¿Cuántos gatos? | How many cats? |
| I don't have a dinosaur— | No tengo un dinosaurio — |
| ¡No tengo un dinosaurio! | I don't have a dinosaur! |
| Not yet! | ¡Todavía no! |
| ¡Todavía no! | Not yet! |
| Maybe someday… ¡sha-la-la! | |
| I have, you have! | Tengo, tienes! |
| Tengo, tienes! | I have, you have! |
| Do you have a ball? | ¿Tienes una pelota? |
| ¿Tienes una pelota? | Do you have a ball? |
| Yes, I do! | ¡Sí, tengo! |
| ¡Sí, tengo! | Yes, I do! |
| I don't have one? | ¿No tengo? |
| ¡No tengo! | I don't have one! |
| Tengo, tienes, say it again! | |
| Tengo, tienes, let's play, my friend! | |
| Sha-la-la, sha-la-la, ¡sí, tengo! | |
| I don't have a dinosaur… | No tengo un dinosaurio… |
| ¡No tengo un dinosaurio! | I don't have a dinosaur! |
| Yet! ¡Todavía no! Sha-la-la! | |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| tengo | I have |
| tengo una pelota | I have a ball |
| tengo dos manos | I have two hands |
| ¿tienes…? | do you have…? |
| sí tengo | yes I do |
| no tengo | I don't have |
| un hermano | a brother |
| una hermanita | a little sister |
| un gato | a cat |
| un sombrero nuevo | a new hat |
| ¿cuántos tienes? | how many do you have? |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “tengo”
“tengo” (I have) is sung on 26 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
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
Make it a routine
At 2:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Put a few toys in a box and play the guessing game from the song.
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