“Les animaux” — Animals Song in French for Kids
In “Les animaux” (The Animals), kids sing key French words like animal, grand, petit and éléphant, sung mostly in French, with a few English lines to anchor the meaning. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:44 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 4 · Les Animaux
- ⏱ 1:44
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“Les animaux” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hello, bonjour! | |
| Are you ready? Oui! | |
| Animal! Animal! | |
| Big! Grand! | |
| Small! Petit! | |
| Say it again: big, grand! | |
| Small, petit! | |
| Elephant! Éléphant! | |
| Big elephant! Grand éléphant! | |
| Animal! Animal! | |
| Come and sing along! | Viens chanter avec nous ! |
| A cat! Un chat! | |
| A dog! Un chien! | |
| A bird! Un oiseau! | |
| A fish! Un poisson! | |
| Little cat! Petit chat! | |
| Big dog! Grand chien! | |
| Elephant! Éléphant! | |
| Big elephant! Grand éléphant! | |
| Animal! Animal! | |
| Come and sing along! | Viens chanter avec nous ! |
| A rabbit! Un lapin! | |
| A duck! Un canard! | |
| A horse! Un cheval! | |
| A mouse! Une souris! | |
| Small rabbit! Petit lapin! | |
| Big horse! Grand cheval! | |
| Who says meow? Le chat! | |
| Who says woof? Le chien! | |
| Who says quack? Le canard! | |
| Who swims? Le poisson! | |
| Animal! Animal! | |
| Big! Grand! | |
| Small! Petit! | |
| Elephant! Éléphant! | |
| Big elephant! Grand éléphant! | |
| Animal! Animal! | |
| Bravo, bravo! Au revoir! | Bravo, bravo! Goodbye! |
Key French words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| animal | animal |
| grand | big |
| petit | small |
| éléphant | elephant |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “grand” the word of the day
This song repeats “grand” (big) on 7 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 2
Read the meaning first
Most of this song is sung in French. Skim the translation column below before you listen, then listen once without looking. Kids catch more than you'd expect when they already know what it's about.
- 3
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:44 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Move like each animal as it's named: hop, stomp, flap, slither.
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