For curious minds ages 3–12

🇫🇷 French Vocabulary

Every word comes with its pronunciation, a picture, a simple meaning — and a 🇸🇬 note where Singapore life matters.

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🥤 boire bwar Drink — to take water or juice into you… 🎤 chanter shon-tay Sing — to make music with your voice. 🏃 courir koo-reer Run — to move very fast on your feet. 😴 dormir dor-meer Sleep — to close your eyes and rest at… 🧸 jouer zhoo-ay Play — to have fun with toys and games. 📖 lire leer Read — to look at words and understand… 🍽️ manger mon-zhay Eat — to put food in your mouth. ✍️ écrire ay-kreer Write — to make words with a pen or pen… 🐱 chat sha Cat — a small furry animal that says mi… 🐶 chien shee-en Dog — a friendly animal that says ouaf. 🐰 lapin la-pen Rabbit — a soft animal with long ears. 🐦 oiseau wa-zo Bird — an animal with feathers that can… 🐟 poisson pwa-son Fish — an animal that swims in water. 🐵 singe senj Monkey — a clever animal that climbs tr… 🐯 tigre tee-gr Tiger — a big cat with stripes. 🐢 tortue tor-tu Turtle — a slow animal with a shell. 🐘 éléphant ay-lay-fon Elephant — a very big animal with a tru… ✋ main men Hand — the part of you with five finger… 🦶 pied pee-ay Foot — the part of you that you stand o… 🙂 tête tet Head — the top part of your body. ⚪ blanc blon White — the colour of clouds and milk. 🔵 bleu bluh Blue — the colour of the sky and the se… 🟡 jaune zhon Yellow — the colour of the sun and bana… ⚫ noir nwar Black — the very darkest colour. 🔴 rouge roozh Red — the colour of apples and fire tru… 🟢 vert ver Green — the colour of grass and frogs. ✏️ crayon kre-yon Pencil — something you write with. 📖 livre leevr Book — something you read, full of stor… 🧑‍🏫 professeur pro-fe-sur Teacher — the person who helps you lear… 🎒 sac sak Bag — something you carry your books in. 🏫 école ay-kol School — the place where you learn. 👨‍👩‍👧 famille fa-mee Family — the people you live with and l… 👦 frère frer Brother — a boy in your family. 👵 grand-mère gron-mer Grandmother. 👴 grand-père gron-per Grandfather. 👩 maman ma-mon Mother — the lady who loves and cares f… 👨 papa pa-pa Father — the man who loves and cares fo… 👧 sœur sur Sister — a girl in your family. 🏪 magasin ma-ga-zen Shop — a small place where you buy thin… 🛒 marché mar-shay Market — a busy place where people buy… 🇸🇬 SG 🌳 parc park Park — a green place to play and rest. 🏙️ ville veel City — a big busy place with many build… 🪑 chaise shez Chair — a seat with a back. 🏠 maison me-zon House — the place where you live. 🚪 porte port Door — the thing you open to go in or o… 🪵 table tabl Table — a flat piece of furniture you e… 🌳 arbre ar-br Tree — a tall plant with a trunk and le… 🌸 fleur flur Flower — the pretty colourful part of a… 🌙 lune lün Moon — the big light in the night sky. 🌊 mer mer Sea — the very big salty water around t… 🌧️ pluie plü-ee Rain — water that falls from the clouds. ☀️ soleil so-lay Sun — the bright yellow star in our sky. ⭐ étoile ay-twal Star — a tiny point of light in the nig… 2️⃣ deux duh Two — the number after one: 2. 3️⃣ trois trwa Three — the number after two: 3. 1️⃣ un uhn One — the first number: 1. 🍌 banane ba-nan Banana — a long yellow fruit you peel. 🥐 croissant krwa-son Croissant — a soft, buttery pastry shap… 🇸🇬 SG 💧 eau oh Water — the clear drink that keeps us a… 🍓 fraise frez Strawberry — a small sweet red fruit. 🧀 fromage fro-mazh Cheese — a tasty food made from milk. 🥛 lait leh Milk — the white drink that makes you s… 🍞 pain pen Bread — soft food you can make toast fr… 🍎 pomme pom Apple — a round red or green fruit. 🥚 œuf uf Egg — a food with a shell that hens lay. 😊 heureux uh-ruh Happy — the feeling when you smile and… 😨 peur pur Afraid — the feeling when something mig… 😢 triste treest Sad — the feeling when you want to cry…