French words for kids · Colors
How to say “blue” in French
Blue comes with two big, always-there examples: the sky and the sea. That gives kids an easy picture to hang the word on.
Blue in French
bleu
Sounds like ≈ BLUH
Good to know: Bleu becomes bleue for feminine nouns, but it sounds exactly the same. The eu sound is like the u in "fur" without the r.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our French songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Rouge, bleu, jaune, vert !
Red, blue, yellow, green!
from Des Couleurs Partout (Colors Everywhere)
Bleu, bleu, blanc, blanc —
Blue, blue, white, white —
from Le ciel est bleu (Blue is the Sky)
Huit poissons bleus !
Eight blue fish!
from Compte Avec Moi (Count With Me)
2 songs that teach it
“Blue” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in French with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Compte Avec Moi, L'Arc-en-Ciel, La mer, Dans l'Espace, Bonjour, la Nature, Les Animaux de la Mer, Huit Bras, Mon Premier Jour d'École.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Each morning, look up and ask whether the sky is bleu today.
- 2At bath time, name blue things in the water: cups, boats, bubbles under a blue light.
- 3Build a tower using only blue blocks and say bleu for each block you add.
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Sing it in French, free
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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.