“As-tu faim ?” — Are You Hungry Song in French for Kids

In “As-tu faim ?” (Are You Hungry?), kids sing key French words like faim, pain, fromage and oui, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 1:20 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A1
Unit 7 · La Nourriture
⏱ 1:20
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“As-tu faim ?” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. French lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Are you hungry?	Tu as faim ?
Tu as faim ?	Are you hungry?
Are you hungry? — Tu as faim ?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Oui, j’ai faim !
Bread, please! — Du pain, s’il te plaît !
Here’s some bread! — Voilà du pain !
Faim, faim — are you hungry?
Oui, oui — yes, I am!
Pain, pain — bread to share,
Fromage, fromage — cheese right there!
Do you want cheese? — Tu veux du fromage ?
Yes, please! — Oui, s’il te plaît !
A little bread? — Un peu de pain ?
Yes, please! — Oui, merci !
I’m hungry — J’ai faim !
You’re hungry — Tu as faim !
Bread and cheese — Du pain, du fromage !
Yum, yum, yum — Miam, miam, miam !
Faim, faim — are you hungry?
Oui, oui — yes, I am!
Pain, pain — bread to share,
Fromage, fromage — cheese right there!
Are you hungry? — Tu as faim ?
Oui, oui! J’ai faim!	Yes, yes! I'm hungry!
Pain et fromage — bon appétit!	Bread and cheese — enjoy your meal!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
faim	hunger
pain	bread
fromage	cheese
oui	yes

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “faim” the word of the day
This song repeats “faim” (hunger) on 9 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the French ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:20 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Set out the foods from the song and let your child pick each one up as it's named.