“De Dix en Dix” — Counting by Tens Song in French for Kids
In “De Dix en Dix” (Counting by Tens), kids sing key French words like dix, vingt, trente and quarante, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 2:14 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Les Grands Nombres
- ⏱ 2:14
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“De Dix en Dix” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, friends? | Prêts, les amis ? |
| Oui, allons-y! | Yes, let’s go! |
| Count by tens! | Compter de dix en dix! |
| Compter de dix en dix! | Count by tens! |
| Ten! | Dix! |
| Dix! | Ten! |
| Take a step! | Fais un pas ! |
| Un pas, c’est parti! | One step, here we go! |
| Twenty! | Vingt! |
| Vingt! | Twenty! |
| Wave hello! | Fais coucou ! |
| Bonjour, bonjour! | Hello, hello! |
| Thirty! | Trente! |
| Trente! | Thirty! |
| Open the door! | Ouvre la porte! |
| Ouvre la porte! | Open the door! |
| Forty! | Quarante! |
| Quarante! | Forty! |
| Here we go! | C'est parti ! |
| On y va! | Here we go! |
| Fifty! | Cinquante! |
| Cinquante! | Fifty! |
| Dix, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante! | Ten, twenty, thirty, forty, fifty! |
| Count by tens! | Compter de dix en dix! |
| Compter de dix en dix! | Count by tens! |
| Step and say! | Fais un pas et dis-le ! |
| On avance, oui! | We keep going, yes! |
| Ten, twenty! | Dix, vingt! |
| Dix, vingt! | Ten, twenty! |
| Thirty, forty! | Trente, quarante! |
| Trente, quarante! | Thirty, forty! |
| Fifty, sixty! | Cinquante, soixante! |
| Cinquante, soixante! | Fifty, sixty! |
| Count, count, count along! | Compte, compte, compte avec nous ! |
| Soixante! What comes next? | |
| Seventy—soixante-dix! | |
| Wait, “sixty-ten”? That’s a twist! | |
| Eighty! | Quatre-vingts! |
| Quatre-vingts! | Eighty! |
| Four twenties? That’s a funny sound! | Quatre fois vingt ? Ça sonne drôle ! |
| Ninety! | Quatre-vingt-dix ! |
| Quatre-vingt-dix! | Ninety! |
| Four twenties and ten—what a trick! | Quatre fois vingt plus dix — quelle astuce ! |
| One hundred! | Cent! |
| Cent! | One hundred! |
| We made it to the hundred mark! | On est arrivés jusqu’à cent ! |
| Count by tens! | Compter de dix en dix! |
| Compter de dix en dix! | Count by tens! |
| Step and say! | Fais un pas et dis-le ! |
| On avance, oui! | We keep going, yes! |
| Ten, twenty! | Dix, vingt! |
| Dix, vingt! | Ten, twenty! |
| Thirty, forty! | Trente, quarante! |
| Trente, quarante! | Thirty, forty! |
| Fifty, sixty! | Cinquante, soixante! |
| Cinquante, soixante! | Fifty, sixty! |
| Count, count, count along! | Compte, compte, compte avec nous ! |
| Now turn around—let’s march back! | Maintenant, demi-tour — on repart en arrière ! |
| En arrière, clap, clap, clap! | |
| One hundred, ninety! | Cent, quatre-vingt-dix! |
| Cent, quatre-vingt-dix! | One hundred, ninety! |
| Eighty, seventy! | Quatre-vingts, soixante-dix ! |
| Quatre-vingts, soixante-dix! | Eighty, seventy! |
| Sixty, fifty! | Soixante, cinquante! |
| Soixante, cinquante! | Sixty, fifty! |
| Forty, thirty, twenty, ten! | Quarante, trente, vingt, dix ! |
| Quarante, trente, vingt, dix! Encore! | Forty, thirty, twenty, ten! Again! |
| Count by tens! | Compter de dix en dix! |
| Compter de dix en dix! | Count by tens! |
| Step and say! | Fais un pas et dis-le ! |
| On avance, oui! | We keep going, yes! |
| Ten, twenty! | Dix, vingt! |
| Dix, vingt! | Ten, twenty! |
| Thirty, forty! | Trente, quarante! |
| Trente, quarante! | Thirty, forty! |
| Fifty, sixty! | Cinquante, soixante! |
| Cinquante, soixante! | Fifty, sixty! |
| Soixante-dix, quatre-vingts, quatre-vingt-dix, cent! | Seventy, eighty, ninety, a hundred! |
| We counted to one hundred—bravo, everyone! | On a compté jusqu’à cent — bravo, tout le monde ! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| dix | ten |
| vingt | twenty |
| 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 |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “dix”s
“dix” means “ten” and comes up on 15 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:14, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count by tens with ten-block towers or groups of ten pasta pieces.
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