“Les Sons Rigolos” — Special Sounds Song in French for Kids
In “Les Sons Rigolos” (Special Sounds), kids sing key French words like le garçon, le glaçon, l'enfant and le bonbon, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 21: ABC & First Sounds, 2:36 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 21 · Lettres et Sons
- ⏱ 2:36
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“Les Sons Rigolos” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, petit ami? | |
| Oui! Let’s play! | |
| English first! | L’anglais d’abord ! |
| French right away! | Le français tout de suite ! |
| Boy! | Le garçon! |
| Le garçon! | Boy! |
| Say garçon! | |
| Gar-çon! Garçon! | Boy! Boy! |
| The boy is here! | Le garçon est là! |
| Le garçon est là! | The boy is here! |
| Ice cube! | Le glaçon! |
| Le glaçon! | Ice cube! |
| Say glaçon! | |
| Gla-çon! Glaçon! | Ice cube! Ice cube! |
| A little ice cube! | Un petit glaçon! |
| Un petit glaçon! | A little ice cube! |
| Hear that ç? It sounds like S! | |
| Garçon, glaçon — sss, sss, yes! | |
| Mom! | Maman! |
| Maman! | Mom! |
| A child! | Un enfant! |
| Un enfant! | A child! |
| Candy! | Le bonbon! |
| Le bonbon! | Candy! |
| Say bonbon! | Dis « bonbon » ! |
| Bon-bon! Bonbon! | Can-dy! Candy! |
| Mum has candy! | Maman a un bonbon! |
| Maman a un bonbon! | Mum has candy! |
| Nasal sounds, hum along! | |
| Maman, enfant, bonbon! | Mum, child, candy! |
| What’s “boy” in French? | Comment dit-on « boy » en français ? |
| Le garçon! | Boy! |
| And “ice cube”? | Et « ice cube » ? |
| Le glaçon! | Ice cube! |
| What’s “candy”? | Comment dit-on « candy » ? |
| Le bonbon! | Candy! |
| Say it, play it, sing along! | Dis-le, joue-le, chante avec nous ! |
| Garçon! | Boy! |
| Garçon! | Boy! |
| Glaçon! | Ice cube! |
| Glaçon! | Ice cube! |
| Bonbon, bonbon — now you know! | |
| Rabbit! | Le lapin! |
| Le lapin! | Rabbit! |
| The rabbit hops! | Le lapin saute! |
| Le lapin saute! | The rabbit hops! |
| Wolf! | Le loup! |
| Le loup! | Wolf! |
| A little wolf! | Un petit loup! |
| Un petit loup! | A little wolf! |
| Make the OU sound: “oo”! | |
| Loup, loup — you can do it too! | |
| Bird! | L’oiseau! |
| L’oiseau! | Bird! |
| And “me”? | |
| Moi! | Me! |
| The bird sees me! | L’oiseau me voit! |
| L’oiseau me voit! | The bird sees me! |
| Say OI like “wa”! | |
| Oiseau, moi — hooray! | |
| Cat! | Le chat! |
| Le chat! | Cat! |
| The cat is here! | Le chat est là! |
| Le chat est là! | The cat is here! |
| Red! | Rouge! |
| Rouge! | Red! |
| A red cat! | Un chat rouge! |
| Un chat rouge! | A red cat! |
| Soft French R, gently roll! | Un R français tout doux, roule-le doucement ! |
| Rouge, rouge — gargle low! | |
| What’s “boy” in French? | Comment dit-on « boy » en français ? |
| Le garçon! | Boy! |
| And “ice cube”? | Et « ice cube » ? |
| Le glaçon! | Ice cube! |
| What’s “candy”? | Comment dit-on « candy » ? |
| Le bonbon! | Candy! |
| Say it, play it, sing along! | Dis-le, joue-le, chante avec nous ! |
| Lapin! | Rabbit! |
| Lapin! | Rabbit! |
| Loup! | Wolf! |
| Loup! | Wolf! |
| Oiseau, moi — now you know! | |
| Chat! | Cat! |
| Cat! | Chat! |
| Rouge! | Red! |
| Red! | Rouge! |
| Moi! | Me! |
| Me! | Moi! |
| Now switch the game with me! | Maintenant, change de jeu avec moi ! |
| The boy! | Le garçon! |
| Le garçon! | The boy! |
| A red cat! | Un chat rouge! |
| Un chat rouge! | A red cat! |
| Great job, petit ami! | |
| What’s “boy” in French? | Comment dit-on « boy » en français ? |
| Le garçon! | Boy! |
| And “ice cube”? | Et « ice cube » ? |
| Le glaçon! | Ice cube! |
| What’s “candy”? | Comment dit-on « candy » ? |
| Le bonbon! | Candy! |
| Say it, play it, sing along! | Dis-le, joue-le, chante avec nous ! |
| Maman! | Mom! |
| Maman! | Mom! |
| Enfant! | Child! |
| Enfant! | Child! |
| Garçon, glaçon, bonbon — bravo! | Boy, ice cube, candy — well done! |
| À bientôt! | See you soon! |
| See you soon! | À bientôt! |
| French words make a happy tune! | Les mots français font une chanson joyeuse ! |
Key French words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le garçon | boy |
| le glaçon | ice cube |
| l'enfant | child |
| le bonbon | candy |
| le lapin | rabbit |
| le loup | wolf |
| l'oiseau | bird |
| moi | me |
| le chat | cat |
| rouge | red |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “le garçon” the word of the day
This song repeats “le garçon” (boy) on 6 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
Make it a routine
At 2:36, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Find the first letter of your child's name in the song and cheer when it comes round.
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