“A comme Avion” — A Is for… Song in French for Kids
In “A comme Avion” (A Is for…), kids sing key French words like l'avion, le ballon, le chat and le dauphin, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 21: ABC & First Sounds, 2:51 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 21 · Lettres et Sons
- ⏱ 2:51
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“A comme Avion” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| One, two, three, four! | Un, deux, trois, quatre ! |
| Letters and words, here we go! | Des lettres et des mots, c’est parti ! |
| Letters and words, A B C! | Des lettres et des mots, A B C ! |
| Words in French for you and me! | Des mots en français pour toi et moi ! |
| Sing it out, don't be shy! | Chante fort, n’aie pas peur ! |
| Let the letters fly! | Que les lettres s’envolent ! |
| Letters and words, A B C! | Des lettres et des mots, A B C ! |
| Words in French for you and me! | Des mots en français pour toi et moi ! |
| A is for... avion! | |
| A comme avion — airplane! | |
| L'avion, l'avion, in the sky! | |
| B is for... ballon! | |
| B comme ballon — ball! | |
| Le ballon, le ballon, bounce it high! | |
| C is for... chat! | |
| C comme chat — cat! | |
| Le chat, le chat, meow meow meow! | |
| D is for... dauphin! | |
| D comme dauphin — dolphin! | |
| Le dauphin, le dauphin, splash it now! | |
| Letters and words, A B C! | Des lettres et des mots, A B C ! |
| Words in French for you and me! | Des mots en français pour toi et moi ! |
| Sing it out, don't be shy! | Chante fort, n’aie pas peur ! |
| Let the letters fly! | Que les lettres s’envolent ! |
| Letters and words, A B C! | Des lettres et des mots, A B C ! |
| Words in French for you and me! | Des mots en français pour toi et moi ! |
| E is for... éléphant! | |
| E comme éléphant — elephant! | |
| L'éléphant, l'éléphant, big and strong! | |
| F is for... fleur! | |
| F comme fleur — flower! | |
| La fleur, la fleur, smell along! | |
| M is for... maison! | |
| M comme maison — house! | |
| La maison, la maison, welcome home! | |
| P is for... poisson! | |
| P comme poisson — fish! | |
| Le poisson, le poisson, in the foam! | |
| Flip it around! Your turn to call! | Change de rôle ! À toi d’appeler ! |
| S comme soleil! | S is for soleil — sun! |
| Sun, sun, le soleil shines so bright! | |
| T comme tortue! | T is for tortue — turtle! |
| Turtle, turtle, la tortue walks slow! | |
| Z comme zèbre! | |
| Zebra, zebra, le zèbre with stripes! | |
| Look at all the French words we know! | Regarde tous les mots français qu’on connaît ! |
| Letters and words, A B C! | Des lettres et des mots, A B C ! |
| Words in French for you and me! | Des mots en français pour toi et moi ! |
| Sing it out, don't be shy! | Chante fort, n’aie pas peur ! |
| Let the letters fly! | Que les lettres s’envolent ! |
| Letters and words, A B C! | Des lettres et des mots, A B C ! |
| Words in French for you and me! | Des mots en français pour toi et moi ! |
| A comme avion! Le ballon! Le chat! | A is for avion — airplane! The ball! The cat! |
| Super job! Bravo tout le monde! | Great job! Well done, everyone! |
| See you next time! | À la prochaine ! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| l'avion | plane |
| le ballon | ball |
| le chat | cat |
| le dauphin | dolphin |
| l'éléphant | elephant |
| la fleur | flower |
| la maison | house |
| le poisson | fish |
| le soleil | sun |
| la tortue | turtle |
| le zèbre | zebra |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “le ballon”
“le ballon” (ball) is sung on 2 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and French. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the French answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:51, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Make the shape of each vowel with your mouth in a mirror while the song plays.
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