CC Image courtesy of Municipalidad de Talcahuano

1. Describir la foto – Describe the photo
Estas personas están en una feria para celebrar el Día de San Valentín. Hay globos rojos y las mesas son rojas y blancas. También hay muchos corazones.
Una mujer vende dulces, galletas y otros regalos. Ella tiene una silla blanca, pero no está sentada. Ella está de pie. Un hombre y una mujer miran los regalos.

[These people are at a fair to celebrate Valentine’s Day. There are red balloons and the tables are red and white. There are also lots of hearts.
A woman is selling candy, cookies and other presents. She has a white chair, but she is not sitting down. She is standing up. A man and a woman are looking at the presents.]

2. Seleccionar la respuesta – Choose the answer
¿Los globos son rojos o blancos?
¿La persona que vende los regalos es un hombre o una mujer?
¿La silla es roja o blanca?
¿La mujer que vende regalos está sentada o está de pie?

3. Señalar con el dedo – Pointing and counting
¿Dónde están las mesas?
¿Dónde está la silla?
¿Dónde están los regalos?
¿Cuántas personas miran los regalos?
¿Dónde están los globos rojos?

4. Sí o no – Yes or No
¿La fería es para celebrar el Día de San Valentín?
¿Un hombre vende los regalos?
¿Hay globos blancos?
¿La mujer está sentada?
¿Hay muchos corazónes?

5. Decir un poco más – Say a little more (respuestas/answers)
¿Qué día se celebra en la feria? (Se celebra El día de San Valentín / Valentine’s day is being celebrated.)
¿De qué color son los globos? (Los globos son rojos. / The balloons are red.)
¿Cuántas personas miran los regalos? (Dos personas miran los regalos. / Two people are looking at the presents.)
¿Qué hacen el hombre y la mujer? (Miran los regalos. / They are looking at presents).

6. ¿Y tú? –  What about you?
¿Celebras el Día de San Valentín? ( Sí, celebro….No, no celebro…)
¿Les das tarjetas a tus amigos? (Sí, les doy, No, no les doy…)
¿Te gustan los dulces?
¿Te gustan los regalos?
¿Puedes ver unos corazones en la foto? ¿Dónde están?

7. Vocabulario – Vocabulary
las personas – people
la feria – fair
celebrar – celebrate
el Día de San Valentín – Valentine’s Day
hay – there are
los globos – balloons
rojos/rojas – red
las mesas – tables
blancas – white
también – also, too
muchos – many
los corazones – hearts
una mujer – a woman
vende – is selling
los dulces – candy
las galletas – cookies
otros – other
los regalos – presents, gifts
tiene – has
la silla – chair
pero – but
(no) está sentada –  is (not) sitting
está de pie – is standing
el hombre – man
miran – are looking at

This set of Spanish Valentine’s Day materials and activities is from the wonderful website Nourish Interactive. The free printable Spanish materials include coloring pages, cards, a word search puzzle and a worksheet of Valentine’s Day words to alphabetize. All of these activities teach Spanish food vocabulary if you talk about them with kids learning Spanish.

You can find all of these activities and others here: Printable Spanish cards for Valentine’s Day.
Scroll down to the activity. Click on the title or image of the activity.
On the next screen there will be a box on the right side of the screen that says Descargue esta hoja (Download this worksheet).
Click on Archivo en español (File in Spanish) for the Spanish printable. If there is an answer key, it will be labeled Clave de Respuestas en Español.

The following activities have simple text and are appropriate for using with Spanish language learners.

Tarjeta Para Dibujar y Colorear - This is a simple card to color. It says ¡Feliz Día de San Valentín!

San Valentín y Los Grupos Alimenticios – Página de Colorear – This is a coloring page about the food groups and heart health. It uses the vocabulary for the food groups: granos, vegetales, frutas, lacteos, carnes y frijoles. There is also a sentence about exercise that uses the common verbs saltar, caminar and correr.

Tarjeta Para Mantenerse Activo Para el Día de San Valentín - This is a colorful card about being active. It is designed to print, cut out and glue to heavier paper. The Spanish says Vamos a mantener nuestros corazones felices con actividad divertida (Let’s keep our hearts happy with fun activity). Sé mi compañero activo para San Valentín. (Be my active Valentine buddy).

Diversión Para el Corazón Saludable – Tarjetas Para el Día de San Valentín – There are four colorful mini-cards on this page. The Spanish text reminds kids to be active with phrases like Mantén a tu corazón bombeando fuerte con ejercicio. (Keep your heart beating strong with exercise.)

Actividad de Emparejar – Alimentos para un a corazón saludable – This is a matching activity. Children match the activities with the energetic heart or the tired heart. The activities include basic vocabulary like no desayunar, correr, mirar televisión, bailar, caminar, deportes, sentarse todo el día, jugar en la computadora, and trabajar en el jardín.

Opciones Saludables Para Niñas – Tarjetas Para el Día de San Valentín – These cards have pictures of girls. The Spanish says Mantente activo cada día y tu corazón estará contento (Be active every day and your heart will be happy) and Manten tu corazón saludable con el ejercicio (Keep your heart healthy with exercise).

Opciones Saludables Para Niños – Tarjetas Para el Día de San Valentín - These cards have pictures of boys. The text is the same as the cards with pictures of girls: Mantente activo cada día y tu corazón estará contento (Be active every day and your heart will be happy) and Manten tu corazón saludable con el ejercicio (Keep your heart healthy with exercise).

Comidas Saludables – Tarjetas Para el Día de San Valentín – These cards have messages about healthy food:
¡Las frutas son una merienda sabrosa todos los días! (Fruit is a healthy snack everyday.)
¡A tu corazón le encantan los vegetales y las frutas! (Your heart loves vegetables and fruit.)
¡A tus huesos le encanta la leche! (Your bones love milk.)

Alfabetos de Palabras Saludables Para San Valentín
On the worksheet, kids put Valentine’s Day words in alphabetical order: Valentín, corazón, ejercicio, amor, saludable, sonrisa, feliz, cartas, activo, Cúpido, frutas.

Comidas Saludables para Colorear – Tarjetas Para el Día de San Valentín - These are black and white cards to color. The Spanish text includes phrases like: ¡A tu corazón le encantan los vegetales! (Your heart loves vegetables) and Hay alimentos saludables que vienen de los árboles. (There are healthy foods that come from trees.)

Rompecabezas Imprimible de Búsqueda de Palabras Para San Valentín - This is a word search puzzle. The words are: manzanas, nueces, fibra, corazón, semilla, activa, fruta.
The word nueces is misspelled in puzzle. It is spelled with a z and should be with a c. The singular nuez (nut) is with a z.
The word corazón is misspelled in the list of words beside the puzzle, but it is correct in the puzzle.

Nourish Interactive has other Valentine’s Day materials in Spanish on the same page. The site also has wonderful activities and materials to use all year. You can read about using their materials to teach the days of the week in Spanish here.

I am participating in http://latinaish.com/’s Spanish Friday, so this post is in Spanish. An English translation is included in parenthesis.

Cuando eran chiquitos mis hijos, estaba obsesionada con meterles tanto español como posible a la cabeza. Traía de México y España música, libros y juguetes, cosas que hoy se pueden comprar fácilmente en linea. También buscaba siempre, y normalmente sin mucha suerte, ropa para niños con palabras en español. Es un detalle, pero creo que cada letra y cada palabra se suman a una consciencia más profunda del idioma, incluso platicar de las palabras en un pijama o de una frase en una camiseta.

[When my kids were little, I was obsessed with putting as much Spanish as possible into their heads. I brought music, books and toys from Mexico and Spain; things that you can easily buy online now. I also looked for clothes for kids with words in Spanish, normally without much luck. It is a detail, but I think that every letter and every word contribute to a deeper awareness of the language, even talking about words on pajamas or a phrase on a T-shirt.]

Pueden imaginar entonces la emoción que sentí ayer a encontrar esta camiseta para niños de Dos Borreguitos. ¡Preciosa! ¡Chistosa! ¡Me encanta! Mis nietos son todavía hipotéticos, pero esta camiseta estará aquí esperándolos. ¡Qué Dos Borreguitos siga así con otros productos igual de bonitos e ingeniosos!

[So, you can imagine how thrilled I was yesterday to find this T-shirt for kids from Dos Borreguitos. Darling! Funny! I love it! My grandchildren are still hypothetical, but this T-shirt will be here waiting for them. I hope Dos Borreguitos keeps making products just this pretty and clever!]

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Songs are a good way for children to learn the days of the week in Spanish. If they understand the concept of the week in English, they are learning new labels. As they apply the words to their daily activities they will learn the words at a deeper level, but songs are a good way to start. Here are two songs that work well to teach the Spanish days of the week. The first focuses on the day of the week and the second teaches the days of the week and weather.

Song for learning the days of the week in Spanish

This song, Los días de la semana, is by Dámaris Gelabert. The tune is easy and there is plenty of repetition of the Spanish days. The words semana (week) and siete (seven) are also a part of the song, and all these words reinforce each other.

This video has the words for the Spanish days of the week on the screen, and it also has the numbers and images for cole (school) and casa (home). The lyrics and a translation follow the video. You can buy the mp3 of Los días de la semana on Amazon.

The days of the week in Spanish – Lyrics and translation

Lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sabado, y domingo.
Lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sabado, y domingo.
Son siete días a la semana,
Cinco en el cole y dos en casa.
Hoy los aprendo cantando así.
Lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sabado, y domingo.
Lunes, martes, miércoles, jueves, viernes, sabado, y domingo.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
There are seven days in the week,
Five in school and two at home.
Today I learn them singing this way.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday

Song for learning the Spanish days of the week and weather expressions

This song, Los días de la semana, is from the children’s musical Shalambá. The musical is produced by Andrés Meseguer, who produces other musicals in Spain and also CDs of children’s music. This song associates each day of the week with a different weather condition. This is an effective teaching strategy because kids can associate the days with something visual. Of course, it does not rain every Monday, but for the purposes of learning the vocabulary, that does not matter.

This video has the words for the Spanish days of the week on the screen and also images that make the weather vocabulary clear.  The lyrics and a translation follow the video.

Song for learning the Spanish days of the week and weather expressions – Lyrics and translation

Los lunes llueve mucho.
Los martes hace sol.
Los miercoles, nublado está.
Los jueves, ¡qué calor!
Los viernes hace viento,
las hojas caen al son.
Los sábados al parque voy.
Es domingo ¡Qué ilusión!

Los días de la semana
son siete nada más.
Y ahora tú los vas a recordar:
lunes, martes, miercoles, jueves, viernes, sabado, domingo.

Mondays it rains a lot.
Tuesdays it is sunny.
Wednesdays it is cloudy
Thursdays, so hot!
Fridays, it is windy,
The leaves fall to the sound.
Saturdays, I go to the park.
Sundays, how exciting! (or, Isn’t it wonderful? ¡Qué ilusión! is a common expression to express happiness.)

The days of the week,
there are only seven.
And now you are going to remember them:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Unfortuantely, the songs from Shalambá are not yet available to buy in the US. You can listen to all of Andrés Meseguer’s songs on his website, and one of the CDs, La banda de Ary Tikky, is available on iTunes.

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Listen to this short Spanish audio description of a very common object. Can you guess what it is? This is one of a series of videos called Adivina la palabra de hoy (Guess Today’s Word). The Spanish audio in these short videos is excellent. The series is produced by the Fundación de la Lengua Española, a private non-profit from Spain that promotes the teaching of Spanish. In this video, two girls describe a common word for viewers to guess. At the end of the video, the word appears on the screen. The video is short, about one minute long.

Listening to this Spanish audio is an excellent language learning activity. The words in the descriptions tend to be used together or are associated with the word you are trying to guess. This is an effective way to expand vocabulary.

Of course, this Spanish audio also makes great listening practice. The sentences are short and the children speak directly to the camera. Children will not understand every word of the description, but that is fine. They are practicing listening for the main idea, that is, how the words that they do understand come together to communicate one concept.

For example, in this video many children will understand the clues amarillo, fruta, comen, monos and abrir. That is probably enough to guess the word. Listening for words that they understand is an important skill in language learning. Children need the opportunity to practice in order to develop the ability to distinguish the words they know in a stream of language.

Vocabulary for the Spanish audio

This is a list of the common Spanish words that the children use in the following video. The words in the list are in the order you hear them. You can listen for these words with your child and try to guess what is being described. The mystery word will be shown at the end of the video, but if you want to know before you listen, scroll down. A transcript, translation and the answer follow the video.

amarillo – yellow
fruta – fruit
comen – eat
los monos – monkeys
mediano – medium-sized
grande – big
pequeño – small
abrir – open
dentro – inside
blando – soft
negro – black
verde – green

Spanish audio transcript

Es amarillo. / It’s yellow.
Y es una fruta. / And it is a fruit.
Lo comen los monos. / Monkeys eat it.
Y es mediano. Puede ser mediano o grande o pequeño. / It is medium-sized. It can be medium-sized or big or small.
Se puede abrir. / You can open it.
Puede ser, por..por dentro.. puede, puede estar muy blando y puede ser negro. / It can..inside..it can, can be very soft and it can be black.
También puede estar verde, la cascara. / It can also be green, the peel.

The word being described is plátano – banana.

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Spanish audio – Guess this word 1

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These Valentine’s Day games are versions of memory (or concentration) and they are great activities for kids to speak Spanish. Kids who are reading can practice common verbs and younger Spanish learners can practice numbers and counting.

Spanish game: Memory to practice pronoun-verb combinations

These cards for playing memory (or other games) are based on the phrases on candy conversation hearts. I made them for kids who are reading in Spanish to reinforce the common pronoun-verb pattern ¿Me quieres? Te quiero. Players match the two cards that use the same verb. There are questions and answers for fifteen common verbs. Take out the cards with verbs that your kids do not know and use the blank cards to add any additional verbs you want them to practice.

As the children play, it is important that they read the cards aloud. Kids can tell at a glance whether or not the cards match, but the idea is for them to hear the pronoun-verb combination. This is especially true when they make a pair. When players turn over two cards that match, encourage them to read the question and then the answer. You can ask them to add sí or no: ¿Me llamas? Sí, te llamo. (Do you call me? Yes, I call you.) or ¿Me ayudas? No, no te ayudo. (Do you help me? No, I don’t help you).

These are the verbs on the game cards:
abrazar – to hug
adorar – to adore
amar – to love
ayudar – to help
besar – to kiss
buscar – to look for
escribir – to write
escuchar – to listen
extrañar – to miss
hablar – to talk (to)
llamar – to call
mirar – to watch
necesitar – to need
querer – to love
ver – to see

Printable Spanish game cards: Pronoun-verb combinations

These are the links to my pdfs of the game cards. One has color and the other is black and white so that you can print it on colored paper if you like. As always, use card stock or laminate the cards if you want them to last longer.
Spanish memory game – Conversation hearts color
Spanish memory game – Conversation hearts black and white

Printable Spanish game cards to practice numbers and counting

If you are looking for a Valentine’s game for younger Spanish learners, take a look at this Heart Number Match memory game from Activity Village. Kids match the number of dots to the numeral. Encourage children to count in Spanish each time they turn over a card with dots.
This game is with the file-folder games on Activity Village. Scroll down to Heart Number Match for the printable pdf.

Spanish phrases for playing memory

You can find useful phrases for playing memory here: Making picture cards to talk about clothes in Spanish

This is wonderful Spanish song to teach or review colors. The song is called Todas las cosas tienen su color and it is by Siempre así y los Caños. The beginning of the song relates colors to objects, reinforcing the color word and the words for the different items. The second part of the song is a list of things, but the song does not mention their color. This list lends itself to lots of different activities. Kids can color pictures they are given, classify the objects by color or draw their own pictures.

This video has great pictures and also has the lyrics on the screen. I have included the lyrics below, too. This is another video of the Spanish song about colors with pictures than children have drawn.

You can download Todas las cosas tienen su color from Amazon.

Spanish song lyrics

Blanca la nieve, blanca la sal,
Azul el cielo, azul el mar,
Verde los campos, amarillo el sol,
Todas las cosas tienen su color.

Gris la nube cuando va a llover,
Naranja el cielo al atardecer,
Roja la amapola, negro el carbón,
Todas las cosas tienen su color.

Una pera, una manzana, un melocotón,
un canario, una sardina, una vaca, un león,
una radio, una nevera, un televisor,
Todas las cosas tienen su color.

Un arbusto, una planta, una hierba, una flor,
una bici, una moto, un coche, un camión,
una flauta, una guitarra, un acordeón,
Todas las cosas tienen su color.

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I am participating in http://latinaish.com/’s Spanish Friday, so this post is in Spanish. An English translation follows.

This week’s Spanish Friday post is written by a guest blogger. Claudia is from Colombia and is the founder of OnlineFreeSpanish. Since 2008 her site has offered a wide variety of free activities for learning Spanish. Thank you, Claudia, for contributing to Spanish Playground!

Sorprendida! Así quedé hoy cuando escuché a mi amigo Herman hablar en el almuerzo. Poco comparto con él la mesa, pero hoy se sentó a almorzar conmigo y comenzamos a conversar de su vida. Herman es americano, nacido en New York y con un amplio conocimiento en muchos campos. Bueno se preguntarán por que me quedé sorprendida y muda… Herman comenzó a hablarme en español.

Me contó que viajaba frecuentemente a Costa Rica un país de Centro América, donde se habla español, que un familiar lo había invitado hace algún tiempo y a Herman le gusto mucho. Que la ciudad que visita frecuentemente es San José, pero que en muchos lugares no hablan inglés; y así surgió la necesidad de Herman de aprender español.

Fue una hora genial, hablar con Herman en español fue una gran experiencia. Le pregunté como había logrado dominar tan rápido el idioma, y me decía; la necesidad es mi primer factor, así que he leído mucho, estudiado muchos libros, asistí a clases y algo muy importante “me gusta”. También nos dijo que utiliza dos frases importantes que han sido muy útiles para él: una que es “I have to do…” – “tengo que…” y otra “I am doing…” – “yo estoy…” y voy agregando los verbos que necesite o las acciones que correspondan de acuerdo a la situación. Por ejemplo: tengo que ir al médico, tengo que comprar comida, tengo que dormir  -  yo estoy comiendo, yo estoy viendo televisión.

Los verbos son esenciales en la comunicación, los invito a revisar la siguiente lista de verbos. Aquí, podrán encontrar los verbos más importantes en sus tres tiempos, presente, pasado y futuro, con ejemplos de frases bien sencillas que servirán para tener una mejor comunicación y lograr más fluidez en el español.

Al final de nuestra conversación, felicite a Herman, él me decía me falta mucho, sin embargo el está feliz con lo que sabe, y está dispuesto a aprender más en sus viajes futuros a San José.

[Amazed! That was the way I felt today when my friend Herman and I were talking during our lunch time. I barely share a conversation during lunch time, but today he sat with me and started a conversation about his life. Herman is American, born in New York City, and I considered him a very wise man. Although I don’t share with him that well I was shocked when he started to talk to me in Spanish.

He told me about his frequent vacations to Costa Rica a country located in Central America. He told me about the city he visits during his stay there called San Jose, but that due to the fact that not a lot of people speak English he felt the necessity of learning a new language in this case Spanish.

I enjoy my lunch hour with Herman today a lot, listening to him speaking in Spanish was a great experience. I couldn’t help myself but to wonder and ask him how he had accomplished to speak Spanish so fast. He answers me with a short but wise answer “there are two factors “one is the need, the other one is the most important one is that I like the Spanish language.

He also told me that he learned two phrases that are have come really helpful for him: one is : “I have to do…” in Spanish “tengo que” and the other one is “ I am doing…” in Spanish “ yo estoy…”  after this I just add new verbs and actions depending on the situation. He in addition, gave me an example “tengo que ir al medico, tengo que comprar comida, and tengo que dormir” in English “I have to go to the doctor, I have to shop, and I have to sleep”

The verbs are essentials in every type of communication, Online free Spanish invites you guys to look the follow list of verbs and review it, here you will be able to find the most important verbs in three different times (past, present and future). You would also find different examples.

At the end of the conversation I congratulate Herman and although he realize he stills needs a lot of improvement, but he is happy and willing to learn more for his future trips to San Jose.]

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These two games with Spanish audio teach children pronunciation, animal vocabulary and letter sounds. They are from the site Leo lo que veo (I read what I see). The games were designed for native Spanish speakers, but work well with children learning Spanish. These games can be played by children of any age and any level.

Both games are structured as board games. Players roll a dice and move around the board. Each space has a shape that changes to show an animal and the word for that animal. When the player clicks the space there is Spanish audio that says the word. Players then find the other space with the same shape, click it to hear another animal, and identify the sound that is the same in both words.

Adapting the online games with Spanish audio to your child’s age and level

Children who do not read yet can move around the board listening to the Spanish audio to hear the words for the animals. They can also match the shapes and hear the Spanish audio for both animals. Reinforce the vocabulary by repeating the words in simple sentences: Es una rana. (It’s a frog.) Veo el caballo. (I see the horse.) El conejo es bonito. (The rabbit is pretty.). Kids can also practice numbers in Spanish as they roll the dice and move around the board.

Children who are beginning to read can use this game to practice hearing and reading these common syllables. They can use the words under the pictures and match the sounds to the letters. They will also practice correct pronunciation by repeating the Spanish audio they hear.

Instructions for the online games with Spanish audio

These are the rules of the games and a translation. Adapt the game for the level and age of your child. Just listening and associating the word with the picture of the animal will introduce her to new vocabulary and the sounds of the Spanish.

1.-Tira el dado y cuenta hasta la casilla. / Roll the dice and count the number of spaces.
2.- Haz clic en la figura y escucha el sonido. Repítelo y léelo tú. / Click on the shape and listen to the sound. Repeat it and read it yourself.
3.- Busca en el tablero la otra casilla con el mismo dibujo. / Look around the board for the other space that has the same shape.
4.- Haz clic en la figura y escucha el sonido. Repítelo y léelo tú. / Click on the shape and listen to the sound.
¿Cuál es la sílaba y el sonido que se repiten? Compara y lee. / Which syllable and sound are repeated?
5.- Vuelve a tirar el dado y sigue jugando. / Roll again and keep playing.

Links to online games with Spanish audio

Online game with Spanish audio – The syllables ca, bra, lo, mo, pa
Online game with Spanish audio – The syllables bu, jo, ra, ca, rro, ga

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Caballito blanco (Little White Horse) is one of the first songs my children learned in Spanish. We happen to have a white horse, so my kids loved it. Children all over the Spanish-speaking world sing this traditional song. I have also seen Caballito blanco identified as a jump rope rhyme, but my family learned the song and that is how I have used it in teaching Spanish to children.

There are several versions of Caballito blanco. The longest version has three distinct parts. The first asks the white horse to take the singer home, the second is about three sheep, and the third part tells Juana to get up and light a candle to investigate a noise. Often, children learn only the first two, and many recordings are done with just those two parts. I use a version with just the first two parts for teaching.

I like to sing this song with children learning Spanish for several reasons. First, it has very concrete, common vocabulary. It also has several verb forms that children learn right away: tengo (I have), tienes (you have), da (gives). Finally, the clear rhyme scheme reinforces the correct prononciation of the Spanish vowels.

You will find the lyrics for all three parts below. I have included common variations in parenthesis and a translation.

Caballito blanco – Spanish song – listen online

You can listen to several different versions of this song online.

Spanish song – Caballito Blanco. This is the longest version and it has the words on the screen.
Spanish song - Caballito Blanco. This is another version with all three parts.
Spanish song – Caballito Blanco. This video uses the first two parts of the song. I like the photographs of horses and sheep! The video supports the words to the song well.

Caballito blanco – Spanish song lyrics

Caballito blanco,
llévame de aquí, (sácame de aquí,)
llévame a mi pueblo
donde yo nací.

Tengo, tengo, tengo,
tú no tienes nada,
tengo tres ovejas
en una cabaña. (en una manada.)

Una me da leche,
otra me da lana,
y otra, mantequilla
para la semana.

Levántate Juana
y prende la vela (a prender la vela)
para ver quien anda
por la cabecera.
Son los angelitos
que andan de carrera
despertando al niño
para ir a la escuela.

Caballito blanco – Spanish song translation

Little white horse,
Take me away.
Take me to the town,
Where I was born.

I have, I have, I have,
You have nothing.
I have three sheep,
In a cabin. (herd)

One gives me milk,
Another gives me wool,
And another, butter,
for the week.

Get up Juana
and light the candle (to light the candle)
to see who is walking
on the headboard.

It is the little angels,
hurrying along,
waking the child
to go to school.

Caballito blanco – Spanish song downloads from Amazon

There are many versions of this song available to download on Amazon and iTunes. If I am using a song with children learning Spanish, I look for a version that is clear and not too fast.

Here are a few versions of Caballito blanco that work well with Spanish language learners:

Spanish song Caballito blanco – José Luis Orozco. This is the slowest and clearest version of this song that you will find. It is wonderful for beginning learners and little children. I love the sound of the horses hooves!

Spanish song Caballito blanco – Jorge Lan. This is from the CD Rondas infantiles 3. It is a little faster than the version by José Luis Orozco and it has a slightly different tune that the most traditional version.

Spanish song Caballito blanco – This is a version from the CD Canciones infantiles y cuentos. Again, it is a little faster. It has the traditional tune.

You may also be interested in this traditional song for children: Spanish songs for children – Debajo de un botón