A2 · Episode 2 · 3:31

Brother Jacques

This episode features the classic French nursery rhyme 'Frère Jacques,' helping learners practice simple questions, imperative verbs, and onomatopoeic bell sounds in a musical, repetitive format.

Source：LE REGARD SONORE · License：CC BY 3.0

Transcript

0:33
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez- vous?
Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques, are you asleep?
0:39
Dormez- vous? Sonnez les matines,
Are you asleep? Ring the morning bells!
0:43
Sonnez les matines, Ding, dang, dong,
Ring the morning bells! Ding, dang, dong!
0:47
Ding, dang, dong.
Ding, dang, dong!
0:49
Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez vous?
Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques, are you asleep?
0:54
Dormez- vous? Sonnez, matines, sonnez les
Are you asleep? Ring the morning bells, ring the morning bells!
1:00
matines, ding, dang, dong.
Ding, dang, dong.
1:03
frère Jacques, frère Jacques.
Brother Jacques, Brother Jacques.
1:08
Dormez- vous, dormez- vous?
Are you asleep? Are you asleep?
1:13
Sonnez matines.
Ring the morning bells!
1:14
sonner les matines, ding,
Ring the morning bells, ding—
1:19
dang, dong, ding, dang, dong.
dang, dong, ding, dang, dong.