Unit 22 · Les Grands Nombres · A1 · Premium
French Bigger Numbers Songs for Kids
Once one to ten feel easy, these French songs keep counting: the teens, counting by tens towards one hundred, a rocket countdown and twenty fingers and toes, with every number next to its English meaning.
4 songs · 33 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The bigger numbers songs
De Onze à Vingt
Eleven to Twenty · 2:40 · Premium
onze, douze, treize, quatorze
De Dix en Dix
Counting by Tens · 2:14 · Premium
dix, vingt, trente, quarante
Compte à Rebours
Countdown to Blast-Off · 2:33 · Premium
la fusée, prêts ?, vingt, dix-neuf
Vingt Petits Doigts
Twenty Fingers and Toes · 1:44 · Premium
les doigts, les doigts de pied, dix et dix, ça fait vingt
French bigger numbers words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| onze | eleven |
| douze | twelve |
| treize | thirteen |
| quatorze | fourteen |
| quinze | fifteen |
| seize | sixteen |
| dix-sept | seventeen |
| dix-huit | eighteen |
| dix-neuf | nineteen |
| vingt | twenty |
| comptons | let's count |
| dix | ten |
| trente | thirty |
| quarante | forty |
| cinquante | fifty |
| soixante | sixty |
| soixante-dix | seventy |
| quatre-vingts | eighty |
| quatre-vingt-dix | ninety |
| cent | one hundred |
| compter de dix en dix | count by tens |
| la fusée | rocket |
| prêts ? | ready? |
| zéro | zero |
| décollage ! | blast off! |
| l'astronaute | astronaut |
| vers la lune | to the moon |
| les doigts | fingers |
| les doigts de pied | toes |
| dix et dix | ten and ten |
| ça fait vingt | makes twenty |
| combien ? | how many? |
| remue | wiggle |
Tips for parents
- Make sure the first ten numbers are comfortable first; the bigger numbers are built on them.
- Count real things past ten: stairs, grapes, steps to the park. Bigger numbers need bigger piles.
- Do a countdown in French before something exciting, like opening the front door or starting a race.
Questions parents ask
- When is my child ready for the bigger-number songs?
- When they can count from one to ten in French without help. The Numbers 1–10 songs come first in the curriculum for that reason.
- Which French words are in these bigger numbers songs?
- 33 key words and phrases, including onze (eleven), douze (twelve), treize (thirteen), quatorze (fourteen), quinze (fifteen), seize (sixteen), dix-sept (seventeen), dix-huit (eighteen). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the French bigger numbers songs free?
- The lyrics, translations and word lists here are free to read. Playing the songs is part of Premium, which you can try free for 7 days. The first unit, greeting songs, is free forever.
- How long are the songs?
- Between 1:44 and 2:40 each, about 9 minutes for all 4. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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