Learning French poetry and songs is a great way to aid French Learning as you get to learn new words, train your ears to French sounds << les sons du français >> and develop oral language skills.
In this lesson, we will learn une comptine, a nursery rhyme called Les Oiseaux Le Plus Gros.
Les Oiseaux Le Plus Gros – The Biggest Birds
Les oiseaux les plus gros,
Ne sont pas les plus beaux.
J’en ai vu des petits,
Qui étaient si jolis.
Dans ma main je les ai pris,
Et dans ma poche je les ai mis.
En marchant dans la rue,
Je les ai tous perdus.
La Traduction – The Translation
The biggest birds 🐦
are not the most beautiful,
I saw little ones
That were very pretty,
I took them in my hands 🤲
And I put them in my pockets.
While walking on the road 🚶♀️
I lost them all.
Listen to the audio recording below to learn how to sing it. Remember chantez à pleine voix, sing aloud. There is no shame in learning a new language and singing/speaking out loud will help you build your confidence and speaking skills.
Words to Remember:
Un Oiseau – A bird
Beau – Beautiful
Petit – Small
Joli – Pretty
La Main – Hand
Mettre – To put
La Poche – Pocket
Marcher – To walk
La Rue – The road
Perdre – To lose
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16 Comments
Muaz
C’est très jolie.
Irene
Merci, Muaz
Ozioma
Feel like a silly child singing it out loud. C’est très bon
Irene
Haha! You should join the Telegram chat. We’re swapping recordings.
Madueke fidelia chikodili
Vous etes tres bien. Can’t join the group chat for now. Very intimidating place
Irene
😂😂😂😂 Oh wow. Merci.
Are you on the first group?
You should join though. I promise it’s not as intimidating as you think. We can melange the words we know (English and French)
Tola
Ouah, Je suis contente. J’aime le chanson. Can’t wait to understand cette langue.
Irene
Merci 😁😁😁
Suleiman Lawal
Je l’aime
Irene
Merci
Glasses VII
J’aime la chanson !! Petit et suave 😁😁
Irene
😁😁😁😁😁
Nelson
C’est très bon, am just laughing at myself u be to hear me 😂😂🤦
Irene
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bolu
C’est sympa
Irene
🙂