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“Yo Quiero” — I Want… Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Yo Quiero” (I Want…), kids sing key Spanish words like quiero, quiero jugar, no quiero and me gustaría, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 26: I Like, I Want, I Can, 2:47 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 26 · Me Gusta, Quiero, Puedo
  • ⏱ 2:47
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“Yo Quiero” 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
Ready, ready? ¿Listos ya?
¡Sí, sí, vamos! Let’s play!
I want water!¡Quiero agua!
¡Quiero agua!I want water!
Water, please!¡Agua, por favor!
¡Agua, por favor!Water, please!
I want a cookie!¡Quiero una galleta!
¡Quiero una galleta!I want a cookie!
A cookie, please!¡Una galleta, por favor!
¡Una galleta, por favor!A cookie, please!
I want a hug!¡Quiero un abrazo!
¡Quiero un abrazo!I want a hug!
More, please!¡Más, por favor!
¡Más, por favor!More, please!
What do you say?¿Qué se dice?
¡Gracias! Thank you!
I want, I want!¡Quiero, quiero!
¡Quiero, quiero!I want, I want!
I want to play!¡Quiero jugar!
¡Quiero jugar!I want to play!
Please, please!¡Por favor, por favor!
¡Por favor!Please!
Thank you!¡Gracias!
¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!Thank you! Thank you!
Quiero, quiero, por favor;I want, I want, please;
Gracias, gracias, ¡una vez más!Thank you, thank you, one more time!
I want to go outside!¡Quiero salir!
¡Quiero salir a jugar!I want to go out and play!
Let’s go outside!¡Vamos a salir!
¡Vamos a salir!Let’s go outside!
I’d like a story, please.Me gustaría un cuento, por favor.
Me gustaría un cuento, por favor.I’d like a story, please.
I’d like to play, please.Me gustaría jugar, por favor.
Me gustaría jugar, por favor.I’d like to play, please.
I don’t want…No quiero…
¡No quiero!I don’t want to!
I don’t want to go to bed!¡No quiero ir a dormir!
¡No quiero ir a dormir!I don’t want to go to bed!
Maybe one more story?¿Quizás un cuento más?
¡Un cuento más, por favor!One more story, please!
I want, I want!¡Quiero, quiero!
¡Quiero, quiero!I want, I want!
I want to play!¡Quiero jugar!
¡Quiero jugar!I want to play!
Please, please!¡Por favor, por favor!
¡Por favor!Please!
Thank you!¡Gracias!
¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!Thank you! Thank you!
Quiero, quiero, por favor;I want, I want, please;
Gracias, gracias, ¡una vez más!Thank you, thank you, one more time!
Water?¿Agua?
¡Agua!Water!
Cookie?¿Una galleta?
¡Una galleta!A cookie!
A hug?¿Un abrazo?
¡Un abrazo!A hug!
More?¿Más?
¡Más!More!
I’d like…Me gustaría…
Me gustaría…I’d like…
Please!¡Por favor!
¡Por favor!Please!
And then?¿Y después?
¡Gracias!Thank you!
I want, I want!¡Quiero, quiero!
¡Quiero, quiero!I want, I want!
I want to play!¡Quiero jugar!
¡Quiero jugar!I want to play!
Please, please!¡Por favor, por favor!
¡Por favor!Please!
Thank you!¡Gracias!
¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!Thank you! Thank you!
Quiero, quiero, por favor;I want, I want, please;
Gracias, gracias, ¡una vez más!Thank you, thank you, one more time!
I want to play!¡Quiero jugar!
¡Quiero jugar!I want to play!
Please!¡Por favor!
¡Por favor!Please!
Thank you, gracias! ¡Hasta luego!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
quieroI want
quiero jugarI want to play
no quieroI don't want
me gustaríaI'd like
por favorplease
aguawater
una galletaa cookie
un abrazoa hug
másmore
salir a jugargo outside
graciasthank you

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “quiero” the word of the day

    This song repeats “quiero” (I want) on 16 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 2:47, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Ask for a snack or toy using the song's sentence starter.

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