“De Onze à Vingt” — Eleven to Twenty Song in French for Kids
In “De Onze à Vingt” (Eleven to Twenty), kids sing key French words like onze, douze, treize and quatorze, 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, 2:40 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Les Grands Nombres
- ⏱ 2:40
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“De Onze à Vingt” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Let’s count! Comptons ! | |
| Ready? Prêts ? | |
| Eleven! — Onze ! Let’s count together! | |
| Twelve! — Douze ! Whatever the weather! | |
| Thirteen! — Treize ! Count with me! | |
| Fourteen! — Quatorze ! One, two, three! | |
| Fifteen! — Quinze ! Clap your hands! | |
| Sixteen! — Seize ! Now you understand! | |
| On the page! — Sur la page ! | |
| At the door! — À la porte ! | |
| Count some more! — Encore ! Encore ! | |
| Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| Quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, | Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, |
| Dix-neuf, vingt — comptons encore ! | Nineteen, twenty — let’s count again! |
| Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| Quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, | Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, |
| Dix-neuf, vingt — bravo, bravo ! | Nineteen, twenty — well done, well done! |
| Seventeen! — Dix-sept ! That’s ten-seven! | |
| Eighteen! — Dix-huit ! Say it again! | |
| Nineteen! — Dix-neuf ! Nearly there! | |
| Twenty! — Vingt ! We did it, yeah! | |
| How many books? — Combien de livres ? | |
| Seventeen books! — Dix-sept livres ! | |
| How many pears? — Combien de poires ? | |
| Twenty pears! — Vingt poires ! | |
| Your turn! — À toi ! My turn! — À moi ! | |
| Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| Quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, | Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, |
| Dix-neuf, vingt — comptons encore ! | Nineteen, twenty — let’s count again! |
| Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| Quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, | Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, |
| Dix-neuf, vingt — bravo, bravo ! | Nineteen, twenty — well done, well done! |
| Slowly now, come count with me: | Doucement, viens compter avec moi : |
| Eleven! — Onze ! Twelve! — Douze ! | |
| Thirteen! — Treize ! Fourteen! — Quatorze ! | |
| Fifteen! — Quinze ! Sixteen! — Seize ! | |
| Then ten-seven, ten-eight, ten-nine! | Dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf — so fine! |
| Dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf — so fine! | Then ten-seven, ten-eight, ten-nine! |
| Twenty! — Vingt ! We know the line! | |
| Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| Quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, | Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, |
| Dix-neuf, vingt — comptons encore ! | Nineteen, twenty — let’s count again! |
| Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, | Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, |
| Quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, | Fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, |
| Dix-neuf, vingt — bravo, bravo ! | Nineteen, twenty — well done, well done! |
| Let’s count! — Comptons ! | |
| Onze to vingt — we know them all! | |
| À bientôt, friends! Au revoir ! | |
Key French words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| onze | eleven |
| douze | twelve |
| treize | thirteen |
| quatorze | fourteen |
| quinze | fifteen |
| seize | sixteen |
| dix-sept | seventeen |
| dix-huit | eighteen |
| dix-neuf | nineteen |
| vingt | twenty |
| comptons | let's count |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “vingt” the word of the day
This song repeats “vingt” (twenty) on 10 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 2:40, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Crouch for the countdown and jump up on blast-off.
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