“Animaux de la jungle” — Jungle Animals Song in French for Kids

In “Animaux de la jungle” (Jungle Animals), kids sing key French words like jungle, lion, singe and serpent, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 1:37 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Les Animaux
⏱ 1:37
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“Animaux de la jungle” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. French lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Hello, hello! Bonjour, bonjour!
Ready to play? Prêts à jouer?
Jungle!
Jungle!
In the jungle!	Dans la jungle!
Dans la jungle!	In the jungle!
Lion!
Lion!
A big lion!	Un grand lion!
Un grand lion!	A big lion!
What do you see?	Qu’est-ce que tu vois?
Qu’est-ce que tu vois?	What do you see?
I see a lion!	Je vois un lion!
Je vois un lion!	I see a lion!
Lion, lion!
Lion, lion!
In the jungle!	Dans la jungle!
Dans la jungle!	In the jungle!
Monkey!	Singe!
Singe!	Monkey!
A funny monkey!	Un singe drôle!
Un singe drôle!	A funny monkey!
Snake!	Serpent!
Serpent!	Snake!
A long snake!	Un long serpent!
Un long serpent!	A long snake!
What do you see?	Qu’est-ce que tu vois?
Qu’est-ce que tu vois?	What do you see?
I see a monkey!	Je vois un singe!
Je vois un singe!	I see a monkey!
Monkey, singe!
Monkey, singe!
Snake, serpent!
Snake, serpent!
Say hello!	Dis bonjour!
Dis bonjour!	Say hello!
Come with me!	Viens avec moi!
Viens avec moi!	Come with me!
Little monkey!	Petit singe!
Petit singe!	Little monkey!
Big lion!	Grand lion!
Grand lion!	Big lion!
Jungle!
Jungle!
Lion!
Lion!
Monkey!	Singe!
Singe!	Monkey!
Snake!	Serpent!
Serpent!	Snake!
What do you see?	Qu’est-ce que tu vois?
Qu’est-ce que tu vois?	What do you see?
I see the jungle!	Je vois la jungle!
Je vois la jungle!	I see the jungle!
Jungle, lion, singe, serpent!	Jungle, lion, monkey, snake!
Let’s play again! On joue encore!
Bye-bye!	Au revoir!
Au revoir!	Bye-bye!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
jungle	jungle
lion	lion
singe	monkey
serpent	snake

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “lion” the word of the day
This song repeats “lion” (lion) 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
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and French. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the French answer before the song sings it.
3
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:37 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Hand your child the toy animal the song is singing about, and swap when the next one comes up.