“Vingt Petits Doigts” — Twenty Fingers and Toes Song in French for Kids
In “Vingt Petits Doigts” (Twenty Fingers and Toes), kids sing key French words like les doigts, les doigts de pied, dix et dix and ça fait vingt, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 1:44 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇫🇷 French
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Les Grands Nombres
- ⏱ 1:44
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“Vingt Petits Doigts” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. French is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Fingers! | Les doigts ! |
| Les doigts ! | Fingers! |
| One, two, three! | Un, deux, trois ! |
| Un, deux, trois ! | One, two, three! |
| Wiggle your fingers! | Remue les doigts ! |
| Remue les doigts ! | Wiggle your fingers! |
| Four, five, six! | Quatre, cinq, six ! |
| Quatre, cinq, six ! | Four, five, six! |
| Seven, eight, nine! | Sept, huit, neuf ! |
| Sept, huit, neuf ! | Seven, eight, nine! |
| And ten fingers! | Et dix doigts ! |
| Dix doigts, c’est chouette ! | Ten fingers, how cool! |
| Count them once again! | Comptons-les encore une fois ! |
| Compte avec moi ! | Count with me! |
| Fingers, fingers! | Les doigts, les doigts ! |
| Les doigts, les doigts ! | Fingers, fingers! |
| Ten and ten! | Dix et dix ! |
| Dix et dix ! | Ten and ten! |
| Makes twenty! | Ça fait vingt ! |
| Ça fait vingt ! | Makes twenty! |
| How many? Combien ? | |
| Thirteen! Treize ! | |
| How many? Combien ? | |
| Fifteen! Quinze ! | |
| Dix et dix, ça fait vingt ! | Ten and ten make twenty! |
| Count and wiggle, every time! | Compte et gigote, à chaque fois ! |
| Toes! | Les doigts de pied ! |
| Les doigts de pied ! | Toes! |
| Eleven, twelve! | Onze, douze ! |
| Onze, douze ! | Eleven, twelve! |
| Wiggle your toes! | Remue les doigts de pied ! |
| Remue les doigts de pied ! | Wiggle your toes! |
| Thirteen, fourteen! | Treize, quatorze ! |
| Treize, quatorze ! | Thirteen, fourteen! |
| Fifteen, sixteen! | Quinze, seize ! |
| Quinze, seize ! | Fifteen, sixteen! |
| Seventeen, eighteen! | Dix-sept, dix-huit ! |
| Dix-sept, dix-huit ! | Seventeen, eighteen! |
| Nineteen, twenty! | Dix-neuf, vingt ! |
| Dix-neuf, vingt ! | Nineteen, twenty! |
| How many toes? | Combien de doigts de pied ? |
| Combien de doigts de pied ? | How many toes? |
| Ten and ten! | Dix et dix ! |
| Dix et dix ! | Ten and ten! |
| Makes twenty! | Ça fait vingt ! |
| Ça fait vingt ! | Makes twenty! |
| How many? Combien ? | |
| Sixteen! Seize ! | |
| How many? Combien ? | |
| Seventeen! Dix-sept ! | |
| Dix et dix, ça fait vingt ! | Ten and ten make twenty! |
| Count and wiggle, every time! | Compte et gigote, à chaque fois ! |
| Show me ten fingers! | Montre-moi dix doigts ! |
| Voilà, dix doigts ! | There, ten fingers! |
| Now ten toes! | Maintenant, dix doigts de pied ! |
| Dix doigts de pied ! | Ten toes! |
| Add them up! | Additionne-les ! |
| On compte ensemble ! | We count together! |
| Ten and ten, dix et dix— | |
| Ça fait vingt ! Ça fait vingt ! | That makes twenty! That makes twenty! |
| Ten and ten! | Dix et dix ! |
| Dix et dix ! | Ten and ten! |
| Makes twenty! | Ça fait vingt ! |
| Ça fait vingt ! | Makes twenty! |
| How many? Combien ? | |
| Eleven! Onze ! | |
| How many? Combien ? | |
| Twenty! Vingt ! | |
| Dix et dix, ça fait vingt ! | Ten and ten make twenty! |
| Count and wiggle, every time! | Compte et gigote, à chaque fois ! |
| Les doigts, les doigts de pied, | Fingers, toes, |
| On remue, on va compter ! | We wiggle, we’re going to count! |
Key French words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| les doigts | fingers |
| les doigts de pied | toes |
| dix et dix | ten and ten |
| ça fait vingt | makes twenty |
| combien ? | how many? |
| treize | thirteen |
| quinze | fifteen |
| seize | sixteen |
| dix-sept | seventeen |
| remue | wiggle |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “dix et dix” the word of the day
This song repeats “dix et dix” (ten and ten) on 7 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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
A quick one: try it with an activity
At 1:44 it's short enough to play twice in a row. Count fingers and then toes in French to get to twenty.
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