Unit 4 · Gli Animali · Beginner · Premium
Italian Animal Songs for Kids
Animal songs are a favourite for good reason: kids already love the animals and their sounds. These Italian songs visit the farm, the jungle and the garden, so your child learns animal names alongside big, small and what they say.
6 songs · 26 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The animal songs
Gli Animali
The Animals · 2:06 · Premium
animale, grande, piccolo, elefante
Il Gatto e il Cane
The Cat and the Dog · 2:02 · Premium
gatto, cane, miao, bau bau
Alla Fattoria
On the Farm · 2:00 · Premium
fattoria, mucca, papera, cavallo
Animali della Giungla
Jungle Animals · 2:38 · Premium
giungla, leone, scimmia, serpente
Cosa Dice l'Animale?
What Does the Animal Say? · 2:00 · Premium
cosa dice?, rana, qua qua, verso
Piccoli Insetti
Little Bugs · 1:53 · Premium
ape, formica, farfalla, ragno
Italian animal words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| animale | animal |
| grande | big |
| piccolo | small |
| elefante | elephant |
| gatto | cat |
| cane | dog |
| miao | meow |
| bau bau | woof |
| fattoria | farm |
| mucca | cow |
| papera | duck |
| cavallo | horse |
| giungla | jungle |
| leone | lion |
| scimmia | monkey |
| serpente | snake |
| cosa dice? | what does it say? |
| rana | frog |
| qua qua | quack |
| verso | sound |
| ape | bee |
| formica | ant |
| farfalla | butterfly |
| ragno | spider |
| coccinella | ladybug |
| mosca | fly |
Tips for parents
- Make the animal sound after each Italian animal name; the noise is the reward that keeps toddlers singing.
- Bring out toy animals or a picture book and point to each one as the song names it.
- On a visit to a farm, zoo or park, play spot-the-animal using the Italian names.
Questions parents ask
- Do the songs teach animal sounds too?
- Some do. One song asks what the animal says, and others pair animal names with words like big and small. Making the sounds yourself is a great way to join in.
- Which Italian words are in these animal songs?
- 26 key words and phrases, including animale (animal), grande (big), piccolo (small), elefante (elephant), gatto (cat), cane (dog), miao (meow), bau bau (woof). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the Italian animal songs free?
- The lyrics, translations and word lists here are free to read. Playing the songs is part of Premium, which you can try free for 7 days. The first unit, greeting songs, is free forever.
- How long are the songs?
- Between 1:53 and 2:38 each, about 13 minutes for all 6. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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