“La Cuisine” — Kitchen Song in French for Kids

In “La Cuisine” (The Kitchen), kids sing key French words like cuisine, table, chaise and assiette, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 10: At Home, 2:38 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A1
Unit 10 · Ma Maison
⏱ 2:38
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“La Cuisine” 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
Bonjour! Hello!
Ready to learn? On y va!
Kitchen! — Cuisine!
In the kitchen, dans la cuisine!
Kitchen! — Cuisine!
Come on in, viens ici!
Table! — Table!
Set the table, mets la table!
Table! — Table!
Here we sit, on s’assoit!
You say it, I say it, say it again!	Tu le dis, je le dis, dis-le encore !
Kitchen, cuisine — friends learn together!
You say it, I say it, say it again!	Tu le dis, je le dis, dis-le encore !
Table, table — remember forever!
Chair! — Chaise!
Take a chair, prends une chaise!
Chair! — Chaise!
Sit right here, assieds-toi!
Plate! — Assiette!
A plate for me, une assiette!
Plate! — Assiette!
On the table, sur la table!
What’s “kitchen”? — Cuisine!
What’s “table”? — Table!
What’s “chair”? — Chaise!
What’s “plate”? — Assiette!
Spoon! — Cuillère!
A little spoon, une cuillère!
Fork! — Fourchette!
Here’s your fork, voilà ta fourchette!
Cup! — Tasse!
A cup of water, une tasse d’eau!
Glass! — Verre!
A glass of milk, un verre de lait!
You say it, I say it, say it again!	Tu le dis, je le dis, dis-le encore !
Kitchen, cuisine — friends learn together!
You say it, I say it, say it again!	Tu le dis, je le dis, dis-le encore !
Table, table — remember forever!
The chair is by the table. — La chaise est près de la table.
The plate is on the table. — L’assiette est sur la table.
In the kitchen, we help today. — Dans la cuisine, on aide aujourd’hui!
Merci! Thank you! Hooray!
Kitchen! — Cuisine!
Table! — Table!
Chair! — Chaise!
Plate! — Assiette!
Again, together! — Encore, ensemble!
Kitchen, table, chair, plate!	Cuisine, table, chaise, assiette!
Cuisine, table, chaise, assiette!	Kitchen, table, chair, plate!
Bonjour! Hello!
À bientôt! See you soon!

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
cuisine	kitchen
table	table
chaise	chair
assiette	plate

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “table”
“table” (table) is sung on 11 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 2:38, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Ask your child to fetch something from the room the song mentions.