“Si Estás Contento” — If You're Happy Song in Spanish for Kids
In “Si Estás Contento” (If You're Happy), kids sing key Spanish words like Si estás contento, Las manos, manos, Listas para bailar and Un pie arriba, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 8: Feelings, 2:38 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: A1
- Unit 8 · Los Sentimientos
- ⏱ 2:38
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“Si Estás Contento” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Aplaude tus manos | Clap your hands |
| Las manos, manos | The hands, hands |
| Listas para bailar | Ready to dance |
| Un pie arriba | One foot up |
| Un pie abajo | One foot down |
| Izquierda y derecha | Left and right |
| Y gira alrededor | And turn around |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Aplaudir, aplaudir | Clap, clap |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Muéstrame las manos | Show me your hands |
| Contento, contento | Happy, happy |
| Toca tu pie | Touch your foot |
| Pie, pie | Foot, foot |
| Manos en el aire | Hands in the air |
| Arriba, arriba | Up, up |
| Sonríe conmigo | Smile with me |
| Yo sonrío también | I smile too |
| Un pie arriba | One foot up |
| Un pie abajo | One foot down |
| Izquierda y derecha | Left and right |
| Y gira alrededor | And turn around |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Aplaudir, aplaudir | Clap, clap |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Muéstrame las manos | Show me your hands |
| Contento, contento | Happy, happy |
| Contento es happy | |
| Aplaudir es clap | |
| Manos are hands | |
| Pie is foot | |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Aplaudir, aplaudir | Clap, clap |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Muéstrame las manos | Show me your hands |
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Mueve tu pie | Move your foot |
| Contento, contento | Happy, happy |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 8 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Si estás contento | If you’re happy |
| Las manos, manos | Hands, hands |
| Listas para bailar | Ready to dance |
| Un pie arriba | One foot up |
| Un pie abajo | One foot down |
| Izquierda y derecha | Left and right |
| Y gira alrededor | And turn around |
| Muéstrame las manos | Show me your hands |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “Si estás contento” the word of the day
This song repeats “Si estás contento” (If you’re happy) on 8 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 2:38, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. At dinner, everyone says how they feel today with a Spanish word from the song.
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