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Unit 8 · Le Emozioni · A1 · Premium

Italian Feelings Songs for Kids

Happy, sad, how do you feel? These Italian songs give children words for big feelings, sung gently, with each line's meaning on screen.

4 songs · 15 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song

The feelings songs

Italian feelings words from these songs

Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.

ItalianEnglish
felicehappy
sorrisosmile
ridereto laugh
contentoglad
battere le manito clap
manihands
piedefoot
tristesad
piangereto cry
a voltesometimes
abbracciohug
come ti senti?how do you feel?
arrabbiatoangry
spaventatoscared
stancotired

Tips for parents

  • Ask “how do you feel?” in Italian at a calm moment of the day, and answer it yourself too.
  • Make faces for each feeling in the song and let your child copy them in a mirror.
  • Use the words when feelings actually happen: naming a feeling is a calming skill in any language.

Questions parents ask

Are feelings songs good for toddlers?
Yes. Toddlers are just learning to name feelings in their first language, so hearing simple feeling words in a song, with actions and faces, fits right in.
Which Italian words are in these feelings songs?
15 key words and phrases, including felice (happy), sorriso (smile), ridere (to laugh), contento (glad), battere le mani (to clap), mani (hands), piede (foot), triste (sad). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
Are the Italian feelings 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 1:55 and 3:03 each, about 10 minutes for all 4. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.

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