“En Voyage !” — Let's Travel Song in French for Kids
In “En Voyage !” (Let's Travel), kids sing key French words like bus, train, gauche and droite, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 20: Getting Around, 2:19 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A2
- Unit 20 · Les Transports
- ⏱ 2:19
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“En Voyage !” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready to travel? | Prêts à voyager ? |
| Prêts à voyager ? | Ready to travel? |
| Let’s go! | Allons-y ! |
| Allons-y ! | Let's go! |
| Bus! | Autobus ! |
| Bus ! | |
| We take the bus today. | On prend le bus aujourd’hui. |
| On prend le bus aujourd’hui. | We take the bus today. |
| Train ! | |
| Train! | |
| The train is here. | Le train est là. |
| Le train est là. | The train is here. |
| Let’s travel! | On va voyager ! |
| On va voyager ! | Let’s travel! |
| To travel! | Voyager ! |
| Voyager ! | To travel! |
| Bus, bus, train, train, | |
| Gauche, droite, say it again! | |
| Bus, bus, train, train, | |
| On voyage, what a day! | |
| Left! | Gauche ! |
| Gauche ! | Left! |
| Turn left at the station. | Tourne à gauche à la gare. |
| Tourne à gauche à la gare. | Turn left at the station. |
| Right! | Droite ! |
| Droite ! | Right! |
| Turn right, then stop. | Tourne à droite, puis arrête-toi. |
| Tourne à droite, puis arrête-toi. | Turn right, then stop. |
| Where is the bus? | Où est le bus ? |
| Où est le bus ? | Where is the bus? |
| It’s over there. | C'est là-bas. |
| Il est là-bas. | It's over there. |
| Where is the train? | Où est le train ? |
| Où est le train ? | Where is the train? |
| It’s at the station. | Il est à la gare. |
| Il est à la gare. | It’s at the station. |
| Let’s travel! | On va voyager ! |
| On va voyager ! | Let’s travel! |
| To travel! | Voyager ! |
| Voyager ! | To travel! |
| Bus, bus, train, train, | |
| Gauche, droite, say it again! | |
| Bus, bus, train, train, | |
| On voyage, what a day! | |
| I have my ticket. | J'ai mon billet. |
| J’ai mon billet. | I have my ticket. |
| We travel together. | Nous voyageons ensemble. |
| Nous voyageons ensemble. | We travel together. |
| Left, then right! | À gauche, puis à droite ! |
| À gauche, puis à droite ! | Left, then right! |
| Bus or train? | Bus ou train ? |
| Bus ou train ? | Bus or train? |
| Let’s travel! | On va voyager ! |
| On va voyager ! | Let’s travel! |
| To travel! | Voyager ! |
| Voyager ! | To travel! |
| Bus, bus, train, train, | |
| Gauche, droite, say it again! | |
| Bus, bus, train, train, | |
| On voyage, on voyage ! | We're traveling, we're traveling! |
| Bus! | Autobus ! |
| Bus ! | |
| Train! | |
| Train ! | |
| À bientôt, bon voyage ! | See you soon, have a good trip! |
Key French words in this song
The 5 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| bus | bus |
| train | train |
| gauche | left |
| droite | right |
| voyager | to travel |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “train”s
“train” means “train” and comes up on 13 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:19, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Line up toy vehicles and hand them over as the song names them.
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