Old McDonald Had a Farm in Spanish! (El Viejo MacDonald Tenia Una Granja) | Action Song for Kids
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Master how to say cow, pig, duck, horse, sheep, and chick in Spanish. This song is the Spanish version of the classic nursery rhyme Old MacDonald Had a Farm (El viejo MacDonald tenía una granja).
The animal sounds remain in English in our video. Why? Because kids learn by association! By keeping the familiar English animal sounds, children can easily connect them with their new Spanish names.
Special thanks to Marisol Carbajal for helping with the choreography!
⏰ Timestamps to Practice Old McDonald Had a Farm in Spanish ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:15 Bilingual Part: Spanish and English
00:35 Vaca (Cow) in Spanish and English
01:23 Cerdo (Pig)
02:08 Pato (Duck)
02:52 Caballo (Horse)
03:37 Oveja (Sheep)
04:22 Pollito (Chick)
05:12 El viejo MacDonald tenía una granja
GOOD TO KNOW:
In the song 'Old McDonald Had a Farm,' the vowels 'E-I-E-I-O' sound similar in Spanish as 'I-A-I-A-O.' It's important to note that in Spanish, the vowel 'I' sounds similar to the English 'E', and the 'O' is pronounced directly, not with the 'ou' sound as in English.
LETRA / LYRICS
El Viejo MacDonald Tenía Una Granja (Old McDonald Had a Farm)
INTRO
Aprendamos los animales de la granja.
(Let's the farm animals in Spanish!).
Primero en español y en inglés.
(First, in Spanish and English).
El viejo MacDonald tenía una granja, I-A-I-A-O.
(Old McDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O).
¿Qué animales tenía?
(What animals did he have?)
Vaca (cow).
Vaca (cow).
El viejo MacDonald tenía una vaca, I-A-I-A-O.
(Old McDonald had a cow E-I-E-I-O).
¿Cómo hace la vaca?
(What sound does the cow make?)
Moo!
Moo aquí, moo allá
(Moo here, moo there).
Moo, moo, moo. Moo, moo, moo.
El viejo MacDonald tenía una vaca, I-A-I-A-O.
(Old McDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O).
¿Qué otro animal tenía?
(What other animal did he have?)
Cerdo (pig).
Cerdo (pig).
El viejo MacDonald tenía un cerdo, I-A-I-A-O.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un cerdo, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Cómo hace el cerdo?
(What sound does the pig make?)
Oink!
Oink aquí, oink allá.
Oink, oink, oink. Oink, oink, oink.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un cerdo, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Qué otro animal ves?
(What other animal do you see?)
Pato (duck).
Pato (duck).
El viejo MacDonald tenía un pato, I-A-I-A-O.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un pato, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Cómo hace el pato?
(What sound does the duck make?)
Quack!
Quack aquí, quack allá.
Quack, quack, quack. Quack, quack, quack.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un pato, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Qué otro animal hay?
(What other animal is there?)
Caballo (horse).
Caballo (horse).
El viejo MacDonald tenía un caballo, I-A-I-A-O.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un caballo, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Cómo hace el caballo?
(What sound does the horse make?)
Neigh!
Neigh aquí, neigh allá.
Neigh, neigh, neigh. Neigh, neigh, neigh.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un caballo, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Qué otro animal hay?
(What other animal is there?)
Oveja (sheep).
Oveja (sheep).
El viejo MacDonald tenía una oveja, I-A-I-A-O.
El viejo MacDonald tenía una oveja, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Cómo hace la oveja?
(What sound does the sheep make?)
Baa!
Baa aquí, baa allá.
Baa, baa, baa. Baa, baa, baa.
El viejo MacDonald tenía una oveja, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Qué otro animal ves?
(What other animal do you see?)
Pollito (chick).
Pollito (chick).
El viejo MacDonald tenía un pollito, I-A-I-A-O.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un pollito, I-A-I-A-O.
¿Cómo hace el pollito?
(What sound does the chick make?)
Peep!
Peep aquí, peep allá.
Peep, peep, peep. Peep, peep, peep.
El viejo MacDonald tenía un pollito, I-A-I-A-O.
El viejo MacDonald tenía una granja,
I-A-I-A-O.
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Music Arrangement: Jesica Levi.
Music & Video Production and Editing: Jesica Levi.
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