“El Mar” — Sea Song in Spanish for Kids
In “El Mar” (The Sea), kids sing key Spanish words like mar, ola, pez and arena, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:08 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇪🇸 Spanish
- Level: A2
- Unit 14 · La Naturaleza
- ⏱ 2:08
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“El Mar” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Spanish is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Sea | Mar |
| Mar | Sea |
| Hola, mar | Hello, sea |
| Mar azul | Blue sea |
| Podemos nadar | We can swim |
| Pez, pez | Fish, fish |
| En el mar | In the sea |
| Ola arriba | Wave goes up |
| La ola baja | The wave comes down |
| Aplaude ya | Clap now |
| Dilo más | Say it more |
| Mar y ola | Sea and wave |
| Sea and wave | Mar y ola |
| Mar y ola | Sea and wave |
| Pez y arena | Fish and sand |
| Sand | Arena |
| Soft warm sand | Arena suave y tibia |
| En la playa | On the beach |
| Pez pequeño | Little fish |
| Salpica y sonríe | Splash and smile |
| Mira, una ola | Look, a wave |
| Mar y arena | Sea and sand |
| Pez en el agua | Fish in the water |
| Aplaude ya | Clap now |
| Dilo más | Say it more |
| Mar y ola | Sea and wave |
| Sea and wave | Mar y ola |
| Mar y ola | Sea and wave |
| Pez y arena | Fish and sand |
| Veo el mar | I see the sea |
| Veo una ola | I see a wave |
| Veo un pez | I see a fish |
| Veo la arena | I see the sand |
| Mar y ola | Sea and wave |
| Sea and wave | Mar y ola |
| Mar y ola | Sea and wave |
| Pez y arena | Fish and sand |
Key Spanish words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| mar | sea |
| ola | wave |
| pez | fish |
| arena | sand |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “mar”s
“mar” means “sea” and comes up on 12 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:08, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw the scene from the song and label it together.
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