French words for kids · Animals
How to say “bird” in French
Birds are easy to spot every day, from the window or on a walk, and counting little birds is an old favorite in children's songs.
Bird in French
l'oiseau
Sounds like ≈ lwah-ZOH
Good to know: Oiseau has every vowel (o, i, e, a, u) in one short word. Plural: les oiseaux. The songs use petit oiseau, little bird.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our French songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Un petit oiseau!
One little bird!
from Dix Petits Oiseaux (Ten Little Birds)
Sept petits oiseaux !
Seven little birds!
from Compte Avec Moi (Count With Me)
Je vois un oiseau.
I see a bird.
from Bonjour, la Nature (Hello, Nature)
The song that teaches it
“Bird” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in French with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Compte Avec Moi, Que dit l'animal ?, Bonjour, la Nature, Les Sons Rigolos, L'Orchestre des Animaux.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Count the birds you can see from the window in French.
- 2Flap your arms and fly around the room as oiseau, landing when the music stops.
- 3Put out a few crumbs and watch who comes; say oiseau for each visitor.
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“Bird” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Frenchhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using French songs with your family.