“L'Œuf de Dinosaure” — Dinosaur Egg Song in French for Kids
In “L'Œuf de Dinosaure” (The Dinosaur Egg), kids sing key French words like l'œuf, le nid, ça craque and le bébé dinosaure, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 24: Dinosaurs & Dragons, 2:24 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 24 · Dinosaures et Dragons
- ⏱ 2:24
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“L'Œuf de Dinosaure” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| In the nest, what do we see? | Dans le nid, qu’est-ce qu’on voit ? |
| Dans le nid, qu’est-ce qu’on voit ? | In the nest, what do we see? |
| A big egg—one, two, three! | Un gros œuf, un, deux, trois ! |
| Un gros œuf, un, deux, trois ! | A big egg—one, two, three! |
| Knock, knock, little egg | Toc, toc, petit œuf |
| Toc, toc, petit œuf | Knock, knock, little egg |
| Can you hear a tiny peep? | Tu entends un petit cri ? |
| Tu entends un petit cri ? | Can you hear a tiny peep? |
| Peep, peep! It starts to crack | Piou, piou ! Ça commence à craquer |
| Piou, piou ! Ça craque ! | Peep, peep! It’s cracking! |
| Crack one, crack two—look at that! | Une fissure, deux fissures—regarde ça ! |
| Une fissure, deux fissures—regarde ça ! | Crack one, crack two—look at that! |
| Baby dinosaur—dinosaure bébé ! | |
| Hello, world! Bonjour le monde ! | |
| It’s cracking—ça craque ! | |
| Peep, peep—pio, pio ! | |
| Welcome, baby! Bienvenue, bébé ! | |
| Welcome, baby! Bienvenue, bébé ! | |
| Out comes baby, blink, blink, blink | Bébé sort, il cligne, cligne, cligne |
| Bébé sort, cligne des yeux | Baby comes out, blinking its eyes |
| “Hello!” says the dino, “Bonjour !” | |
| “Hello!” says the dino, “Bonjour !” | |
| I’m hungry! J’ai faim ! | |
| Mommy’s near—maman est là | |
| Let’s eat! Mangeons ! Yum, yum, yum! | |
| Mangeons ! Miam, miam, miam ! | Let’s eat! Yum, yum, yum! |
| Snuggle close—viens dans mes bras | |
| Grow, grow, grow—grandis, grandis ! | |
| Baby dinosaur—dinosaure bébé ! | |
| Hello, world! Bonjour le monde ! | |
| It’s cracking—ça craque ! | |
| Peep, peep—pio, pio ! | |
| Welcome, baby! Bienvenue, bébé ! | |
| Welcome, baby! Bienvenue, bébé ! | |
| The egg is l’œuf! | |
| L’œuf, l’œuf ! | The egg, the egg! |
| The nest is le nid! | |
| Le nid, le nid ! | The nest, the nest! |
| Big and strong! | Grand et fort ! |
| Grand et fort ! | Big and strong! |
| Maman, maman! | Mommy, mommy! |
| Mommy’s here—come snuggle more! | Maman est là — viens faire un câlin ! |
| Crack one, crack two, crack three! | Une fissure, deux, trois ! |
| Craque, craque—bébé sort ! | Crack, crack — baby comes out! |
| Baby dinosaur—dinosaure bébé ! | |
| Hello, world! Bonjour le monde ! | |
| It’s cracking—ça craque ! | |
| Peep, peep—pio, pio ! | |
| Welcome, baby! Bienvenue, bébé ! | |
| Welcome, baby! Bienvenue, bébé ! | |
| Eat and play, then grow up strong | Mange et joue, puis grandis bien fort |
| Mange et joue, grandis bien | Eat and play, grow up well |
| Bienvenue, baby dino—welcome in! | |
| Bienvenue, bébé dino—bonjour ! | Welcome, baby dino — hello! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| l'œuf | egg |
| le nid | nest |
| ça craque | it's cracking |
| le bébé dinosaure | baby dinosaur |
| bonjour le monde | hello world |
| j'ai faim | I'm hungry |
| maman | mommy |
| manger | eat |
| grandir | grow |
| grand et fort | big and strong |
| bienvenue | welcome |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “bienvenue” the word of the day
This song repeats “bienvenue” (welcome) 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
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 2:24, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Stomp like a dinosaur every time the song stomps.
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