“Manger Sain” — Eat Well, Drink Water Song in French for Kids
In “Manger Sain” (Eat Well, Drink Water), kids sing key French words like bon pour la santé, les fruits, les légumes and la carotte, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 25: Healthy Habits, 2:15 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 25 · Bonnes Habitudes
- ⏱ 2:15
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“Manger Sain” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Healthy! | Bon pour la santé ! |
| Bon pour la santé! | Healthy! |
| Fruit! | |
| Les fruits! | Fruit! |
| Vegetables! | Les légumes! |
| Les légumes! | Vegetables! |
| Carrot! | La carotte! |
| La carotte! | Carrot! |
| Crunch, crunch, orange and sweet! | Croque, croque, orange et sucrée ! |
| Croque, croque, c'est bon à manger! | Crunch, crunch, it’s good to eat! |
| Apple! | La pomme! |
| La pomme! | Apple! |
| One red apple, one green too! | Une pomme rouge, une verte aussi! |
| Une pomme rouge, une verte aussi! | One red apple, one green too! |
| I eat well! | Je mange bien! |
| Je mange bien! | I eat well! |
| Drink water! | Bois de l'eau! |
| Bois de l'eau! | Drink water! |
| Big glass, take a little sip! | Un grand verre, prends une gorgée! |
| Un grand verre, prends une gorgée! | Big glass, take a little sip! |
| Yummy! | Miam ! |
| Miam, c'est bon! | Yum, it’s good! |
| One more bite! | Encore une bouchée! |
| Encore une bouchée! | One more bite! |
| Bon pour la santé, je mange bien! | Healthy, I eat well! |
| Les fruits, les légumes, c'est malin! | Fruit and vegetables, that’s smart! |
| Broccoli! | Le brocoli! |
| Le brocoli! | Broccoli! |
| Little trees on my plate! | Des petits arbres dans mon assiette ! |
| Des petits arbres, c'est chouette! | Little trees, how fun! |
| Carrot! | La carotte! |
| La carotte! | Carrot! |
| Apple! | La pomme! |
| La pomme! | Apple! |
| Take a bite, then have some water! | Une bouchée, puis bois de l'eau! |
| Une bouchée, puis bois de l'eau! | Take a bite, then have some water! |
| Strong! | Fort! |
| Fort! | Strong! |
| I eat well! | Je mange bien! |
| Je mange bien! | I eat well! |
| Fruits et légumes, ça fait du bien! | Fruit and vegetables are good for you! |
| Drink water! | Bois de l'eau! |
| Bois de l'eau! | Drink water! |
| Big glass, take a little sip! | Un grand verre, prends une gorgée! |
| Un grand verre, prends une gorgée! | Big glass, take a little sip! |
| Yummy! | Miam ! |
| Miam, c'est bon! | Yum, it’s good! |
| One more bite! | Encore une bouchée! |
| Encore une bouchée! | One more bite! |
| Bon pour la santé, je mange bien! | Healthy, I eat well! |
| Les fruits, les légumes, c'est malin! | Fruit and vegetables, that’s smart! |
| Is a sweet treat okay sometimes? | Une petite douceur, c’est bien parfois ? |
| Oui, parfois, c'est très bien! | Yes, sometimes, that’s fine! |
| And what helps me every day? | Et qu’est-ce qui m’aide chaque jour ? |
| Bois de l'eau, et mange bien! | Drink water, and eat well! |
| Croque la pomme, goûte au brocoli! | Bite the apple, taste the broccoli! |
| Miam, c'est bon—on dit merci! | Yum, it’s good — we say thank you! |
| Drink water! | Bois de l'eau! |
| Bois de l'eau! | Drink water! |
| Big glass, take a little sip! | Un grand verre, prends une gorgée! |
| Un grand verre, prends une gorgée! | Big glass, take a little sip! |
| Yummy! | Miam ! |
| Miam, c'est bon! | Yum, it’s good! |
| One more bite! | Encore une bouchée! |
| Encore une bouchée! | One more bite! |
| Bon pour la santé, je mange bien! | Healthy, I eat well! |
| Les fruits, les légumes, c'est malin! | Fruit and vegetables, that’s smart! |
| Fort, fort, fort—je me sens fort! | Strong, strong, strong — I feel strong! |
| Je mange bien, encore et encore! | I eat well, again and again! |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| bon pour la santé | healthy |
| les fruits | fruit |
| les légumes | vegetables |
| la carotte | carrot |
| le brocoli | broccoli |
| la pomme | apple |
| bois de l'eau | drink water |
| encore une bouchée | one more bite |
| miam c'est bon | yummy |
| fort | strong |
| je mange bien | I eat well |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “je mange bien”
“je mange bien” (I eat well) is sung on 6 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 2:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play doctor with a teddy: listen to its heart and say the French words from the song.
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