“Une Journée à la Plage” — A Day at the Beach Song in French for Kids
In “Une Journée à la Plage” (A Day at the Beach), kids sing key French words like la plage, le maillot de bain, la crème solaire and le seau, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 1:57 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 29 · À la Mer
- ⏱ 1:57
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“Une Journée à la Plage” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Swimsuit on! | Le maillot de bain ! |
| Le maillot de bain! | The swimsuit! |
| Sun cream, please! | La crème solaire, s’il te plaît ! |
| La crème solaire! | The sun cream! |
| Sun hat on! | Le chapeau sur la tête ! |
| Le chapeau! | The hat! |
| Ready for the beach? | Prêts pour la plage ? |
| Oui, allons à la plage! | Yes, let’s go to the beach! |
| La plage, la plage, here we go! | |
| The beach! | La plage! |
| La plage! | The beach! |
| La plage, la plage, let’s play! | |
| The bucket! | Le seau! |
| Le seau! | The bucket! |
| The spade! | La pelle! |
| La pelle! | The spade! |
| Le seau, la pelle, dig away! | |
| Sandcastle! | Le château de sable ! |
| Le château de sable! | The sandcastle! |
| Build it tall, then shout hooray! | Construis-le haut, puis crie hourra ! |
| Look, some shells! | Regarde, des coquillages ! |
| Les coquillages! | The shells! |
| Let’s collect them! | On les ramasse ! |
| On les ramasse! | Let’s pick them up! |
| Here come the waves! | Voilà les vagues! |
| Voilà les vagues! | Here come the waves! |
| The water is cold! | L’eau est froide! |
| L’eau est froide! | The water is cold! |
| Let’s swim! | On va nager ! |
| On va nager! | Let’s go swimming! |
| On va nager, splash and play! | |
| The beach! | La plage! |
| La plage! | The beach! |
| La plage, la plage, let’s play! | |
| The bucket! | Le seau! |
| Le seau! | The bucket! |
| The spade! | La pelle! |
| La pelle! | The spade! |
| Le seau, la pelle, dig away! | |
| Sandcastle! | Le château de sable ! |
| Le château de sable! | The sandcastle! |
| Build it tall, then shout hooray! | Construis-le haut, puis crie hourra ! |
| I’m all wet! | Je suis tout mouillé! |
| Je suis tout mouillé! | I’m all wet! |
| Dry off now! | Sèche-toi maintenant ! |
| Avec la serviette! | With the towel! |
| The towel! | La serviette! |
| La serviette! | The towel! |
| Ice cream in the shade! | Une glace à l’ombre ! |
| Une glace à l’ombre! | Ice cream in the shade! |
| One for you and one for me! | Une pour toi et une pour moi ! |
| The beach! | La plage! |
| La plage! | The beach! |
| La plage, la plage, let’s play! | |
| The bucket! | Le seau! |
| Le seau! | The bucket! |
| The spade! | La pelle! |
| La pelle! | The spade! |
| Le seau, la pelle, dig away! | |
| Sandcastle! | Le château de sable ! |
| Le château de sable! | The sandcastle! |
| Build it tall, then shout hooray! | Construis-le haut, puis crie hourra ! |
| The waves! | Les vagues! |
| Les vagues! | The waves! |
| Let’s swim! | On va nager ! |
| On va nager! | Let’s go swimming! |
| La plage, la plage—see you another day! | |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| la plage | the beach |
| le maillot de bain | swimsuit |
| la crème solaire | sun cream |
| le seau | bucket |
| la pelle | spade |
| le château de sable | sandcastle |
| les coquillages | shells |
| les vagues | waves |
| la serviette | towel |
| on va nager | let's swim |
| l'eau est froide | the water is cold |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “la plage”
“la plage” (the beach) is sung on 7 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
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 1:57, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Dive down low and come back up when the song does.
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