“Les Dinosaures” — Dinosaurs Song in French for Kids
In “Les Dinosaures” (Dinosaurs), kids sing key French words like le dinosaure, le tyrannosaure, le tricératops and le stégosaure, 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, 2:16 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 24 · Dinosaures et Dragons
- ⏱ 2:16
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“Les Dinosaures” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dinosaur! | Le dinosaure! |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Tyrannosaurus rex! | Le tyrannosaure ! |
| Le tyrannosaure! | Tyrannosaurus! |
| Sharp teeth! | Des dents pointues! |
| Des dents pointues! | Sharp teeth! |
| It is huge! | Il est énorme! |
| Il est énorme! | It is huge! |
| Raaawr! Raaawr! Hello, T. rex! | Raaawr ! Raaawr ! Bonjour, T. rex ! |
| A long tail! | Une longue queue! |
| Une longue queue! | A long tail! |
| Big steps! | De grands pas ! |
| De grands pas! | Big steps! |
| Bonjour, dinosaure, bonjour! | Hello, dinosaur, hello! |
| What do we say? Dinosaure! | |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Say it again! Dinosaure! | |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Roar, roar, one, two, three! | Rugis, rugis, un, deux, trois ! |
| A dinosaur says, “Bonjour!” to me! | |
| Huge! | Énorme! |
| Énorme! | Huge! |
| Le dinosaure, énorme! | The dinosaur — huge! |
| Triceratops! | Le tricératops! |
| Le tricératops! | Triceratops! |
| Three horns! | Trois cornes! |
| Trois cornes! | Three horns! |
| Stegosaurus! | Le stégosaure! |
| Le stégosaure! | Stegosaurus! |
| Spiky plates! | Des plaques pointues ! |
| Des plaques pointues! | Spiky plates! |
| Raaawr! Raaawr! Stomp along! | Raaawr ! Raaawr ! Marche avec nous ! |
| Brachiosaurus! | Le brachiosaure! |
| Le brachiosaure! | Brachiosaurus! |
| A very long neck! | Un très long cou! |
| Un très long cou! | A very long neck! |
| Pterodactyl! | Le ptérodactyle! |
| Le ptérodactyle! | Pterodactyl! |
| Fly up high! | Vole très haut! |
| Vole très haut! | Fly up high! |
| What do we say? Dinosaure! | |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Say it again! Dinosaure! | |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Roar, roar, one, two, three! | Rugis, rugis, un, deux, trois ! |
| A dinosaur says, “Bonjour!” to me! | |
| Huge! | Énorme! |
| Énorme! | Huge! |
| Le dinosaure, énorme! | The dinosaur — huge! |
| How many horns? | Combien de cornes ? |
| Trois cornes! | Three horns! |
| What a long neck! | Quel long cou ! |
| Un très long cou! | A very long neck! |
| Sharp teeth! | Des dents pointues! |
| Des dents pointues! | Sharp teeth! |
| Raaawr! We learned them all! | Raaawr ! On les connaît tous ! |
| Dinosaur! | Le dinosaure! |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| What do we say? Dinosaure! | |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Say it again! Dinosaure! | |
| Le dinosaure! | The dinosaur! |
| Roar, roar, one, two, three! | Rugis, rugis, un, deux, trois ! |
| A dinosaur says, “Bonjour!” to me! | |
| Huge! | Énorme! |
| Énorme! | Huge! |
| Le dinosaure, énorme! | The dinosaur — huge! |
| Au revoir, dinosaurs! Roar! | |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le dinosaure | dinosaur |
| le tyrannosaure | Tyrannosaurus rex |
| le tricératops | Triceratops |
| le stégosaure | Stegosaurus |
| le brachiosaure | Brachiosaurus |
| le ptérodactyle | Pterodactyl |
| des dents pointues | sharp teeth |
| trois cornes | three horns |
| un très long cou | a very long neck |
| une longue queue | a long tail |
| énorme | huge |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “le dinosaure” the word of the day
This song repeats “le dinosaure” (dinosaur) 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 2:16, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hide a toy egg and let it hatch when the song gets to the egg.
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