A song about Mathurin’s farm
This song is about a farmer called 'Mathurin' and the different animals that he keeps on his farm – Check your connection, refresh the page and try again..
You can practise the words for animals in French with this fun song.
Sing along: Farm animals in French
Sing along: Farm animals in French. document
the lyric sheet here.
Did you know?
Did you know that animal sounds in French are different to animal sounds in English?
For example, in English pigs make an 'oink, oink' sound, but in French they say Check your connection, refresh the page and try again..
Did the song sound familiar? Watch the video again and see how many animals and sounds you can spot.
Here are the words for different animals and birds you might find on a farm:
| French | English |
|---|---|
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a donkey |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a duck |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a cat |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a horse |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a goat |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a dog |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a pig |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a sheep |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a chicken |
| Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | a cow |
'There is/there are' in French
Which animals are on the farm?
To say 'there is' or 'there are' in French, you say Check your connection, refresh the page and try again..
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. – There is/there are
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. – There is a pig
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. – There are two pigs