Voix du Monde: 6 Beginner French Songs and Videos for Greetings, Numbers, and Descriptions
We're expanding our music-and-curriculum partnerships beyond Spanish this time, drawing from Voix du Monde, a French curriculum built around real-world francophone content. This first playlist focuses on the essentials every beginner French student needs: greetings, numbers, and basic descriptions — the vocabulary that carries a class through its very first weeks.
Whether you're teaching bonjour and salut, counting to twenty, or basic physical descriptions, teachers searching for French songs for beginners, easy French karaoke tracks, or classroom-ready French videos will find this playlist especially useful for early-level classes.
All resources below are available in a Roxxem playlist with French lyrics, videos, and classroom-ready activities like slides, worksheets, and games such as Whac-a-Word and Quiz Ninja.
1. "On rappe: Salut" — Étienne
A catchy beginner-level rap, this track introduces common greeting expressions like salut and bonjour through repetitive, musical dialogue. It's an excellent way for students to memorize everyday phrases while enjoying an upbeat, energetic track.
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2. "Les Chiffres de 1 au 20" — Alain le Lait
This catchy, upbeat song teaches numbers 1 through 20, making it a reliable go-to for the first weeks of a French class. The clear pronunciation and steady rhythm help students internalize numbers quickly.
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3. "Être II" — Étienne
A fun, techno-inflected song built entirely around conjugating and spelling the verb être, this track turns a core grammar point into something genuinely catchy. Repetition does the heavy lifting here, so the conjugations stick almost without students noticing.
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4. "Soulman" — Ben L'Oncle Soul
Blending soul music with French lyrics about self-acceptance, this track is a great way to introduce negatives in French through comparisons to iconic cultural figures. Its catchy melody makes the grammar point easy to remember.
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5. "De Couleurs Vives" — Zaz
Zaz's signature blend of jazz, soul, and pop shines in this track, which celebrates color and positivity through metaphor and imagery. Use it to expand color vocabulary beyond the basics while introducing students to one of French music's most distinctive voices.
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6. "Jeu: Qui est-ce?"
A playful guessing game built around physical descriptions, this video challenges students to identify characters based on the instructor's description. It's an ideal, interactive way to review descriptive vocabulary in a low-pressure, game-based format.
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Greetings, numbers, and basic descriptions are the true foundation of a French class, and this playlist turns that foundation into something students actually want to sing along to. Use it during the first month of the year to build confidence before moving into more complex material.
Click here for the full Voix du Monde curriculum, complete with reading, writing, and discussion activities. Click to explore these songs and videos in Roxxem, where you'll also find French lyrics, videos, games, and classroom-ready materials for everything featured.