Singing Songs — Spanish for Kids (Level A1)
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This article teaches simple Spanish phrases about singing songs and music. Level A1 — suitable for child beginners. You will learn 15 music and family vocabulary words and the verbs gustar (to like) and cantar (to sing) in the present tense.
Aprendo canciones nuevas en el colegio. Mi maestra toca la guitarra. Nosotros cantamos juntos.
Mi canción favorita habla de un pollito. El pollito dice pío pío. Es muy divertida.
También me gustan las canciones de animales. Hay una canción sobre un elefante. El elefante es muy grande.
En casa, canto con mi hermana. Ella canta muy bien. Yo aprendo de ella.
Mi mamá nos escucha cantar. Ella sonríe y aplaude. Nosotros nos sentimos como estrellas.
A veces, mi papá toca el piano. Yo canto mientras él toca. Es muy bonito.
Cuando estoy triste, canto una canción alegre. Me siento mejor. La música me hace feliz.
Cantar canciones es lo mejor del mundo. Quiero cantar siempre.
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What you'll learn
15 music and family vocabulary words, verbs gustar and cantar, phrases about singing and emotions
This article teaches simple Spanish phrases about singing songs and music. Level A1 — suitable for child beginners. You will learn 15 music and family vocabulary words and the verbs gustar (to like) and cantar (to sing) in the present tense.
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Me gusta cantar
newI like to sing.
«Me gusta» + infinitive means «I like to do something». Note that the subject pronoun is optional since gustar already implies the person.
Essential phrase for expressing interest in an activity.
Es muy divertido
newIt is very fun.
«Es» is the verb ser used for descriptions. «Muy» means «very». Together: «it is very fun».
A handy phrase for describing experiences or activities.
Nosotros cantamos juntos
newWe sing together.
«Nosotros cantamos» is the verb cantar in present tense for the pronoun nosotros. «Juntos» is an adverb meaning «together».
Useful for describing doing things with others.
Mi canción favorita
newMy favourite song.
«Mi» is a possessive pronoun (my). «Canción favorita» means «favourite song». After «favorita» comes what the song is about.
Commonly used when children talk about music.
Ella canta muy bien
newShe sings very well.
«Ella canta» is the third-person singular form of the verb. «Muy bien» is an adverb phrase meaning «very well». Note the word order.
A pattern for describing how someone performs an action.
Mi mamá nos escucha cantar
newMy mum listens to us sing.
«Nos escucha cantar» literally means «listens to us sing». The verb escuchar followed by an infinitive is a common Spanish pattern.
Useful for describing family moments.
Quiero cantar siempre
newI want to sing always.
«Quiero» means «I want» from the verb querer. It is followed by an infinitive. «Siempre» means «always».
A simple phrase for expressing a wish to do something always.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
song
la canción
la canción — song (feminine).
«La canción» takes the feminine article «la». Plural: «las canciones».
Central word of the article, appearing many times.
voice
la voz
la voz — voice (feminine).
«Uso mi voz para hacer música» means «I use my voice to make music».
Useful word for describing musical activity.
guitar
la guitarra
la guitarra — guitar (feminine).
«Mi maestra toca la guitarra» means «my teacher plays the guitar». The verb «tocar» needs the article «la» before the instrument.
Key musical instrument in the article.
piano
el piano
el piano — piano (masculine).
«Mi papá toca el piano» means «my dad plays the piano». Note the masculine article «el».
Another musical instrument to learn.
sister
la hermana
la hermana — sister (feminine).
«En casa, canto con mi hermana» means «At home, I sing with my sister».
Useful word for describing family.
(female) teacher
la maestra
la maestra — (female) teacher (feminine).
«Mi maestra toca la guitarra» means «My teacher plays the guitar». The feminine form is made by adding «-a» to «maestro».
School vocabulary useful for young learners.
fun, entertaining
divertido
divertido — fun, entertaining (adjective).
«Es muy divertido» means «It is very fun». The adjective «divertido» describes activities that bring pleasure.
Commonly used when describing hobbies.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Me gusta + infinitive pattern
Me gusta + infinitive
Me gusta + infinitive = I like to do something.
The verb gustar works unusually: «Me gusta cantar» literally means «Singing is pleasing to me». The person is marked by the indirect object (me, te, le...) not by a subject.
Essential pattern for expressing preferences in Spanish.
Present tense of regular -ar verbs
-ar present tense: canto, cantas, canta
Present tense of regular -ar verbs: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Cantar in present tense: yo canto, tú cantas, él/ella canta, nosotros cantamos, vosotros cantáis, ellos cantan. Example: «En casa, canto con mi hermana» (I sing at home).
Most verbs in the article are -ar verbs, making this the key grammar for this level.
Possessive adjective mi
Possessive adjective mi
Possessive adjective mi (my) — does not change for number.
«Mi» is used before singular nouns: mi canción, mi voz, mi maestra. For plural: mis canciones.
The most common way to express possession for beginners.
Usar para + infinitive construction
Usar algo para + infinitive
Usar algo para + infinitive = to use something to do something.
«Uso mi voz para hacer música» means «I use my voice to make music». «Para» here indicates purpose or intention.
Useful construction for describing everyday actions.
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