“L'Alfabeto” — Alphabet Song Song in Italian for Kids
In “L'Alfabeto” (The Alphabet Song), kids sing key Italian words like l'alfabeto, la lettera, ci and gi, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 21: ABC & First Sounds, 2:03 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: Beginner
- Unit 21 · Lettere e Suoni
- ⏱ 2:03
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“L'Alfabeto” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A, A — alphabet! | |
| L’alfabeto! Sing with me! | |
| A, bi, ci, di, e, | |
| Eff, gi — say it with me! | |
| E? E! | |
| C? Ci! | |
| G? Gi! | |
| H? Acca! | |
| I? I! | |
| R? Erre! | |
| U? U! | |
| Z? Zeta! | |
| La lettera, la lettera, | The letter, the letter, |
| Every letter, one by one! | Ogni lettera, una per una! |
| Sing with me! | Canta con me! |
| Canta con me! | Sing with me! |
| Again! | Ancora! |
| Ancora! | Again! |
| Alphabet! | L’alfabeto! |
| L’alfabeto! | Alphabet! |
| Letter! | La lettera! |
| La lettera! | Letter! |
| Call it out, answer back, | Chiamala forte, rispondi tu, |
| English, Italian — clap, clap, clap! | |
| Canta con me, ancora! | Sing with me, again! |
| L’alfabeto, ancora! | The alphabet, again! |
| A, bi, ci, di, e, effe, | |
| Gi, acca, i, elle, emme, | |
| Enne, o, pi, cu, erre, | |
| Esse, ti, u, vu, zeta! | |
| J? I lunga! | J? Long I! |
| K? Cappa! | |
| W? Doppia vu! | W? Double V! |
| X? Ics! | |
| Y? Ipsilon! | |
| Foreign letters — say it clear! | Le lettere straniere — dille chiare! |
| Le lettere straniere! | The foreign letters! |
| Sing with me! | Canta con me! |
| Canta con me! | Sing with me! |
| Again! | Ancora! |
| Ancora! | Again! |
| Alphabet! | L’alfabeto! |
| L’alfabeto! | Alphabet! |
| Letter! | La lettera! |
| La lettera! | Letter! |
| Call it out, answer back, | Chiamala forte, rispondi tu, |
| English, Italian — clap, clap, clap! | |
| Canta con me, ancora! | Sing with me, again! |
| L’alfabeto, ancora! | The alphabet, again! |
| E! | |
| E! | |
| C! | Ci! |
| Ci! | C! |
| G! | Gi! |
| Gi! | G! |
| H! | Acca! |
| Acca! | H! |
| R! | Erre! |
| Erre! | R! |
| Z! | Zeta! |
| Zeta! | Z! |
| Piano piano, one more time, | Piano piano, ancora una volta, |
| Every letter, yours and mine! | Ogni lettera, tua e mia! |
| Sing with me! | Canta con me! |
| Canta con me! | Sing with me! |
| Again! | Ancora! |
| Ancora! | Again! |
| Alphabet! | L’alfabeto! |
| L’alfabeto! | Alphabet! |
| Letter! | La lettera! |
| La lettera! | Letter! |
| Call it out, answer back, | Chiamala forte, rispondi tu, |
| English, Italian — clap, clap, clap! | |
| Canta con me, ancora! | Sing with me, again! |
| L’alfabeto, ancora! | The alphabet, again! |
| A, bi, ci — canta con me! | |
| L’alfabeto — ancora! | The alphabet — again! |
Key Italian words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| l'alfabeto | alphabet |
| la lettera | letter |
| ci | C |
| gi | G |
| acca | H |
| erre | R |
| zeta | Z |
| le lettere straniere | foreign letters |
| canta con me | sing with me |
| ancora | again |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “ancora”
“ancora” (again) is sung on 10 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Italian. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Italian answer before the song sings it.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 2:03, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Make the shape of each vowel with your mouth in a mirror while the song plays.
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