French words for kids · Food & drink
How to say “I'm hungry” in French
"I'm hungry" is one of the first full sentences kids find genuinely useful, because it gets results.
I'm hungry in French
j'ai faim
Sounds like ≈ zhay FA(N)
Good to know: French says "I have hunger" (j'ai faim), not "I am hungry". The question is tu as faim ? or as-tu faim ?.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our French songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Tu as faim ?
Are you hungry?
from As-tu faim ? (Are You Hungry?)
The song that teaches it
“I'm hungry” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in French with its English meaning.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Before snacks, ask "are you hungry?" in French and wait for j'ai faim.
- 2Give a teddy a tummy rumble and have it say j'ai faim.
- 3Use it in pretend play: the toy animals are hungry, what do they eat?
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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.