Children love and can’t get enough of Baby Shark, along with the countless variations of the song that exist. The French version of Baby Shark is a brilliant way to teach kids French family members while capitalizing on Baby Shark mania.
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French Family Members in Baby Shark
Baby – bébé (masculine)
Bébé is always masculine in French, regardless of the gender of the baby you’re referring to.
Mommy – maman (feminine)
Mother is mère (feminine).
Daddy – papa (masculine)
Father is père (masculine).
Grandma – mamie (feminine)
Grandmother is grand-mère (feminine).
Grandpa – papi (masculine)
Grandfather is grand-père (masculine).
Related: Learning the names of the fingers in French: fingerplay
Teaching kids French through toys
In addition to being a great French movement song for kids, French Baby Shark also lends itself nicely to fingerplay since it focuses on five family members.
If you want to teach kids French while making bathtime even more fun of your petits cheris, bath toys are excellent, too.
My daughter loved the puzzle that I purchased for her. I couldn’t find that exact one on Amazon, but there are many Baby Shark puzzles available, such as the one below.
French Baby Shark Lyrics
What is “Baby Shark” in French? Baby Shark is Bébé Requin.
| Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Baby shark! | Bébé requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Bébé requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Bébé requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Bébé requin! |
| Mommy shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Mommy shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Mommy shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Mommy shark! | Maman requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Maman requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Maman requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Maman requin! |
| Daddy shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Daddy shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Daddy shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Daddy shark! | Papa requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Papa requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Papa requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Papa requin! |
| Grandma shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Grandma shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Grandma shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Grandma shark! | Mamie requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Mamie requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Mamie requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Mamie requin! |
| Grandpa shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Grandpa shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Grandpa shark, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Grandpa shark! | Papi requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Papi requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Papi requin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Papi requin! |
| Let’s go hunt, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Let’s go hunt, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Let’s go hunt, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Let’s go hunt! | Allons chasser, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Allons chasser, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Allons chasser, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Allons chasser! |
| Run away, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Run away, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Run away, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Run away! | Fuyez vite, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Fuyez vite, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Fuyez vite, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Allons chasser! |
| Safe at last, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Safe at last, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Safe at last, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Safe at last! | Sains et sauf, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Sains et sauf, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Sains et sauf, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Sains et sauf! |
| It’s the end, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. It’s the end, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. It’s the end, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. It’s the end! | C’est la fin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. C’est la fin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. C’est la fin, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo. Sains et sauf! |
Will you be using this catchy song to teach kids French family members?
