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“Où Es-Tu Caché ?” — Where Are You Song in French for Kids

In “Où Es-Tu Caché ?” (Where Are You?), kids sing key French words like cache-cache, je compte jusqu'à dix, prêt pas prêt j'arrive and où es-tu ?, going back and forth between English and French, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 28: I Have, There Is, Where Is?, 2:47 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇫🇷 French
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 28 · J'ai, Il y a, Où Est… ?
  • ⏱ 2:47
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“Où Es-Tu Caché ?” 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.
SungMeaning
Let’s play hide-and-seek — cache-cache!
I count to ten — je compte jusqu’à dix.
One, two, three, four, five, six,Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six,
Seven, eight, nine, ten — vite, vite!
Ready or not, here I come!Prêt, pas prêt, j’arrive !
Prêt, pas prêt, j’arrive !Ready or not, here I come!
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Where is Teddy? — Où est Teddy ?
There he is, under the bed!Le voilà sous le lit !
Le voilà sous le lit !There he is, under the bed!
Here and there, là et là-bas,
Look around — je te vois !
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Where are my shoes? — Où sont mes chaussures ?
Here they are! — Les voici !
Where is the teddy? — Où est le nounours ?
There it is! — Le voilà !
Over there — là-bas, là-bas!
Here it is — le voici !
I found you! — Je t’ai trouvé !
Giggle, giggle — you found me!Hi hi — tu m’as trouvé !
Now you hide, and I will count:Maintenant tu te caches, et moi je compte :
Je compte jusqu’à dix, tout doux !I count to ten, very softly!
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Where is Teddy? — Où est Teddy ?
There he is, under the bed!Le voilà sous le lit !
Le voilà sous le lit !There he is, under the bed!
Here and there, là et là-bas,
Look around — je te vois !
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Ready or not, here I come!Prêt, pas prêt, j’arrive !
Prêt, pas prêt, j’arrive !Ready or not, here I come!
Where are my shoes? — Où sont mes chaussures ?
Here they are! — Les voici !
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
Over there! — Là-bas !
I found you! — Je t’ai trouvé !
Ha-ha-ha! — Bien joué !Ha-ha-ha! Well played!
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Where is Teddy? — Où est Teddy ?
There he is, under the bed!Le voilà sous le lit !
Le voilà sous le lit !There he is, under the bed!
Here and there, là et là-bas,
Look around — je te vois !
Where are you? — Où es-tu ?
I’m here! — Je suis là !
Cache-cache, cache-cache, one more time!
Où es-tu ? Je suis là !Where are you? I’m here!
Cache-cache, cache-cache — c’est fini !Hide-and-seek, hide-and-seek — it’s over!
I found you! — Je t’ai trouvé !

Key French words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

FrenchEnglish
cache-cachehide-and-seek
je compte jusqu'à dixI count to ten
prêt pas prêt j'arriveready or not
où es-tu ?where are you?
je suis làI'm here
où est… ?where is…?
là-basover there
le voicihere it is
le voilàthere it is
où sont mes chaussures ?where are my shoes?
je t'ai trouvéI found you

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “où es-tu”

    “où es-tu” (where are you?) is sung on 9 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. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:47, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Show each other one thing you have and say it with the song's sentence.

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