“Les Formes” — Shapes Song in French for Kids
In “Les Formes” (Shapes), kids sing key French words like cercle, carré, triangle and étoile, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 16: Shapes, 1:43 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 16 · Les Formes
- ⏱ 1:43
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“Les Formes” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, shapes? Prêts, les formes? | |
| Let’s play! On y va! | |
| Circle! — Cercle! | |
| A red circle! — Un cercle rouge! | |
| Cercle! — Circle! | |
| Round and round! — Ça tourne! | |
| Circle, cercle, say it again! | |
| Cercle, circle, tell a friend! | |
| Shape by shape, we learn and play, | Forme après forme, on apprend et on joue, |
| Les formes, les formes, all the day! | |
| Square! — Carré! | |
| A blue square! — Un carré bleu! | |
| Carré! — Square! | |
| Four straight sides! — Quatre côtés! | |
| Triangle! — Triangle! | |
| A green triangle! — Un triangle vert! | |
| Triangle! — Triangle! | |
| Three sides! — Trois côtés! | |
| Circle, cercle, say it again! | |
| Cercle, circle, tell a friend! | |
| Square, carré, triangle too, | |
| Carré, triangle, bravo you! | |
| Star! — Étoile! | |
| A yellow star! — Une étoile jaune! | |
| Étoile! — Star! | |
| Look up high! — Tout là-haut! | |
| Heart! — Cœur! | |
| A kind heart! — Un cœur gentil! | |
| Cœur! — Heart! | |
| You and me! — Toi et moi! | |
| What’s the French for circle? — Cercle! | |
| What’s the English for carré? — Square! | |
| What’s the French for star? — Étoile! | |
| What’s the English for cœur? — Heart! | |
| Circle, cercle, square, carré! | |
| Triangle, triangle, hooray! | Triangle, triangle, hourra ! |
| Star, étoile, heart, cœur, | |
| Shapes are fun in both languages! | Les formes, c'est amusant dans les deux langues ! |
| Circle! — Cercle! | |
| Square! — Carré! | |
| Triangle! — Triangle! | |
| Star! — Étoile! | |
| Heart! — Cœur! | |
| On apprend, hooray! | |
Key French words in this song
The 5 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| cercle | circle |
| carré | square |
| triangle | triangle |
| étoile | star |
| cœur | heart |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “triangle” the word of the day
This song repeats “triangle” (triangle) on 9 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 1:43 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Find something round, square and triangular in the room and name it in French.
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