“Eau et lait” — Water and Milk Song in French for Kids

In “Eau et lait” (Water and Milk), kids sing key French words like eau, lait, boire and verre, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:07 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇫🇷 French
Level: A1
Unit 7 · La Nourriture
⏱ 2:07
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“Eau et lait” 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
Do you want a drink?	Tu veux boire ?
Tu veux boire ?	Do you want a drink?
Water is "l'eau"!
L'eau, l'eau, l'eau!	Water, water, water!
Milk is "le lait"!
Le lait, le lait, le lait!	Milk, milk, milk!
A glass of water, un verre d'eau,
A glass of milk, un verre de lait!
I drink water!	Je bois de l'eau !
Je bois de l'eau !	I drink water!
Yummy water!	De la bonne eau !
De la bonne eau !	Yummy water!
In a glass!	Dans un verre !
Dans un verre !	In a glass!
Pour it in!	Verse-le !
S'il te plaît !	Please!
Glug, glug, glug, un grand verre d'eau !	Glug, glug, glug, a big glass of water!
Do you want a drink?	Tu veux boire ?
Tu veux boire ?	Do you want a drink?
Water is "l'eau"!
L'eau, l'eau, l'eau!	Water, water, water!
Milk is "le lait"!
Le lait, le lait, le lait!	Milk, milk, milk!
A glass of water, un verre d'eau,
A glass of milk, un verre de lait!
I drink milk!	Je bois du lait !
Je bois du lait !	I drink milk!
White milk!	Du lait blanc !
Du lait blanc !	White milk!
In my glass!	Dans mon verre !
Dans mon verre !	In my glass!
Thank you, Dad!	Merci, Papa !
Merci, Papa !	Thank you, Dad!
Sip, sip, sip, un verre de lait !	Sip, sip, sip, a glass of milk!
Water!	L'eau !
L'eau !	Water!
Milk!	Le lait !
Le lait !	Milk!
To drink!	Boire !
Boire !	To drink!
A glass!	Un verre !
Un verre !	A glass!
Do you want a drink?	Tu veux boire ?
Tu veux boire ?	Do you want a drink?
Water is "l'eau"!
L'eau, l'eau, l'eau!	Water, water, water!
Milk is "le lait"!
Le lait, le lait, le lait!	Milk, milk, milk!
A glass of water, un verre d'eau,
A glass of milk, un verre de lait!
Encore du lait, Papa !	More milk, Daddy!
High five!	Tape là !

Key French words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

French	English
eau	water
lait	milk
boire	to drink
verre	glass

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “lait”
“lait” (milk) 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 2:07, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Point to each fruit or vegetable in the kitchen as the song mentions it.