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“Lávate las Manos” — Wash Your Hands Song in Spanish for Kids

In “Lávate las Manos” (Wash Your Hands), kids sing key Spanish words like lávate las manos, el agua, el jabón and las burbujas, going back and forth between English and Spanish, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 25: Healthy Habits, 2:40 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇪🇸 Spanish
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 25 · Hábitos Sanos
  • ⏱ 2:40
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“Lávate las Manos” 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
Wash your hands!¡Lávate las manos!
¡Lávate las manos!Wash your hands!
Turn on the water!¡Abre el agua!
Abre el agua, ¡sí!Turn on the water, yes!
Water, water!El agua, el agua.
El agua, el agua.The water, the water.
Wet your hands!Moja tus manos.
Moja tus manos.Wet your hands!
Add some soap!Pon el jabón.
Pon el jabón.Add some soap!
Soap, soap!¡Jabón, jabón!
El jabón, ¡qué bien!The soap, great!
Wash your hands!¡Lávate las manos!
¡Lávate las manos!Wash your hands!
Make some bubbles!¡Haz burbujas!
¡Las burbujas!The bubbles!
Clean hands, clean hands!¡Manos limpias, manos limpias!
¡Manos limpias!Clean hands!
Before eating?¿Antes de comer?
¡Antes de comer!Before eating!
Wash, wash, wash your hands!¡Lava, lava, lávate las manos!
¡Lávate las manos!Wash your hands!
What do I scrub?¿Qué froto?
Frota las palmas.Scrub your palms.
The backs of my hands?¿El dorso de las manos?
Frota también.Scrub them too.
Between my fingers?¿Entre los dedos?
¡Entre los dedos!Between the fingers!
And both my thumbs?¿Y mis dos pulgares?
Los pulgares, ¡muy bien!The thumbs, very good!
Fingers, fingers!Los dedos, los dedos.
Los dedos, los dedos.Fingers, fingers!
After playing outside?¿Después de jugar afuera?
¡Lávate otra vez!Wash them again!
Wash your hands!¡Lávate las manos!
¡Lávate las manos!Wash your hands!
Make some bubbles!¡Haz burbujas!
¡Las burbujas!The bubbles!
Clean hands, clean hands!¡Manos limpias, manos limpias!
¡Manos limpias!Clean hands!
Before eating?¿Antes de comer?
¡Antes de comer!Before eating!
Wash, wash, wash your hands!¡Lava, lava, lávate las manos!
¡Lávate las manos!Wash your hands!
Scrub for twenty seconds!¡Frota veinte segundos!
¡Frota, cuenta conmigo!Scrub, count with me!
One, two, three, four, five!¡Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco!
Six, seven, eight, nine, ten!¡Seis, siete, ocho, nueve, diez!
Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen!¡Once, doce, trece, catorce, quince!
Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty!¡Dieciséis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve, veinte!
Palms and backs, between each finger!¡Palmas y dorso, entre cada dedo!
¡Y los pulgares también!And the thumbs too!
Rinse your hands!¡Enjuágate las manos!
¡Enjuaga, enjuaga!Rinse, rinse!
Rinse the soap away!¡Quita el jabón con agua!
¡Que se vaya el jabón!Soap, go away!
Grab the towel!¡Toma la toalla!
¡La toalla!The towel!
Dry your hands!¡Seca tus manos!
¡Seca tus manos!Dry your hands!
Clean hands, clean hands!¡Manos limpias, manos limpias!
¡Manos limpias!Clean hands!
Before eating?¿Antes de comer?
¡Antes de comer!Before eating!
Wash, wash, wash your hands!¡Lava, lava, lávate las manos!
¡Lávate las manos!Wash your hands!
Water, soap, scrub, and rinse!¡Agua, jabón, frota y enjuaga!
¡Agua, jabón, manos limpias!Water, soap, clean hands!
¡Hasta luego, burbujas!See you later, bubbles!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

SpanishEnglish
lávate las manoswash your hands
el aguawater
el jabónsoap
las burbujasbubbles
frotascrub
los dedosfingers
enjuagarinse
la toallatowel
secadry
manos limpiasclean hands
antes de comerbefore eating

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “lávate las manos” the word of the day

    This song repeats “lávate las manos” (wash your hands) on 6 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 2:40, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Wash hands while the song plays and name each step in Spanish.

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