“¿Qué Dice el Animal?” — What Does the Animal Say Song in Spanish for Kids

In “¿Qué Dice el Animal?” (What Does the Animal Say?), kids sing key Spanish words like Qué dice, Cuac, cuac, Qué dice la rana and Cuac, cuac, cuac, sung in Spanish, with the English meaning of every line shown below. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:46 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇪🇸 Spanish
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Los Animales
⏱ 1:46
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“¿Qué Dice el Animal?” 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.
Sung	Meaning
¿Qué dice?	What does it say?
Sonido	Sound
¡Rana!	Frog!
¿Qué dice?	What does it say?
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack, quack!
¡Sonido, sonido!	Sound, sound!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack, quack!
¡Sonido, sonido!	Sound, sound!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!
¡Gato!	Cat!
¡Miau!	Meow!
¡Pato!	Duck!
¡Cuac!	Quack!
¡Pájaro!	Bird!
¡Pío, pío!	Tweet, tweet!
¡Vaca!	Cow!
¡Muuu!	Moo!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack, quack!
¡Sonido, sonido!	Sound, sound!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!
¿Qué dice?	What does it say?
¡Perro!	Dog!
¡Guau!	Woof!
¿Qué dice?	What does it say?
¡Rana!	Frog!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack, quack!
¡Sonido, sonido!	Sound, sound!
¿Qué dice la rana?	What does the frog say?
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!
¡Cuac, cuac!	Quack, quack!

Key Spanish words in this song

The 8 words and phrases this song is built around.

Spanish	English
Qué dice	What does it say
Cuac, cuac	Quack, quack
Qué dice la rana	What does the frog say
Cuac, cuac, cuac	Quack, quack, quack
Gato	Cat
Cuac	Quack
Pájaro	Bird
Pío, pío	Tweet, tweet

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “Qué dice” the word of the day
This song repeats “Qué dice” (What does it say) on 12 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 1:46, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hand your child the toy animal the song is singing about, and swap when the next one comes up.