“Grand et Petit” — Big and Small Song in French for Kids
In “Grand et Petit” (Big and Small), kids sing key French words like grand, petit, long and court, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 23: Opposites, 2:18 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 23 · Les Contraires
- ⏱ 2:18
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“Grand et Petit” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Big! | Grand ! |
| Grand ! | Big! |
| Small! | Petit ! |
| Petit ! | Small! |
| Big, big elephant! | Un gros éléphant ! |
| Un gros éléphant ! | Big, big elephant! |
| Tiny mouse! | Une toute petite souris ! |
| Une toute petite souris ! | Tiny mouse! |
| Tall giraffe! | Une grande girafe ! |
| Une grande girafe ! | Tall giraffe! |
| Short penguin! | Un pingouin court ! |
| Un petit pingouin ! | A little penguin! |
| Big and tall! | Grand et grand ! |
| Grand et grand ! | Big and tall! |
| Small and short! | Petit et court ! |
| Petit et court ! | Small and short! |
| Big, big! | Grand, grand ! |
| Grand, grand ! | Big, big! |
| Small, small! | Petit, petit ! |
| Petit, petit ! | Small, small! |
| Say it with me, nice and slow! | Dis-le avec moi, tout doucement ! |
| Dis-le avec moi, tout doucement ! | Say it with me, nice and slow! |
| Big elephant! | Un gros éléphant ! |
| Un gros éléphant ! | Big elephant! |
| Tiny mouse! | Une toute petite souris ! |
| Une toute petite souris ! | Tiny mouse! |
| Big and small, grand et petit, | |
| Learn together, toi et moi ! | |
| Long! | |
| Long ! | |
| Short! | Court ! |
| Court ! | Short! |
| Long snake! | Un long serpent ! |
| Un long serpent ! | |
| Short little worm! | Un petit ver tout court ! |
| Un petit ver tout court ! | Short little worm! |
| Heavy! | Lourd ! |
| Lourd ! | Heavy! |
| Light! | Léger ! |
| Léger ! | Light! |
| Heavy hippo! | Un hippopotame lourd ! |
| Un hippopotame lourd ! | Heavy hippo! |
| Light feather! | Une plume légère ! |
| Une plume légère ! | A light feather! |
| The snake is long! | Le serpent est long ! |
| Le serpent est long ! | |
| The worm is short! | Le ver est court ! |
| Le ver est court ! | The worm is short! |
| Big, big! | Grand, grand ! |
| Grand, grand ! | Big, big! |
| Small, small! | Petit, petit ! |
| Petit, petit ! | Small, small! |
| Say it with me, nice and slow! | Dis-le avec moi, tout doucement ! |
| Dis-le avec moi, tout doucement ! | Say it with me, nice and slow! |
| Big elephant! | Un gros éléphant ! |
| Un gros éléphant ! | Big elephant! |
| Tiny mouse! | Une toute petite souris ! |
| Une toute petite souris ! | Tiny mouse! |
| Big and small, grand et petit, | |
| Learn together, toi et moi ! | |
| What is big? | Qu’est-ce qui est grand ? |
| Qu’est-ce qui est grand ? | What is big? |
| The giraffe is tall! | La girafe est grande ! |
| La girafe est grande ! | The giraffe is tall! |
| What is small? | Qu’est-ce qui est petit ? |
| Qu’est-ce qui est petit ? | What is small? |
| The mouse is tiny! | La souris est toute petite ! |
| La souris est toute petite ! | The mouse is tiny! |
| Long, court, lourd, léger, | Long, short, heavy, light, |
| On joue et on va répéter ! | We play and say it again! |
| Big, big! | Grand, grand ! |
| Grand, grand ! | Big, big! |
| Small, small! | Petit, petit ! |
| Petit, petit ! | Small, small! |
| Say it with me, nice and slow! | Dis-le avec moi, tout doucement ! |
| Dis-le avec moi, tout doucement ! | Say it with me, nice and slow! |
| Big elephant! | Un gros éléphant ! |
| Un gros éléphant ! | Big elephant! |
| Tiny mouse! | Une toute petite souris ! |
| Une toute petite souris ! | Tiny mouse! |
| Big and small, grand et petit, | |
| Learn together, toi et moi ! | |
Key French words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| grand | big |
| petit | small |
| long | long |
| court | short |
| lourd | heavy |
| léger | light |
| un gros éléphant | a big elephant |
| une toute petite souris | a tiny mouse |
| une grande girafe | a tall giraffe |
| un long serpent | a long snake |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “petit” the word of the day
This song repeats “petit” (small) on 11 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
Make it a routine
At 2:18, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Fill and empty a cup of water as the song sings full and empty.
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