“Hai Fame?” — Are You Hungry Song in Italian for Kids

In “Hai Fame?” (Are You Hungry?), kids sing key Italian words like fame, pane, formaggio and sì, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:22 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 7 · Il Cibo
⏱ 2:22
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“Hai Fame?” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Italian lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Are you hungry? — Hai fame?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sì, ho fame!
Bread, please? — Pane, per favore!
Would you like some bread? — Vuoi del pane?
Pane, pane, pass it here!
Bread, pane — loud and clear!
Cheese, please? — Formaggio, per favore!
Would you like some cheese? — Vuoi del formaggio?
Formaggio, formaggio, say it with me!
Cheese is formaggio — uno, due, tre!
Are you hungry? — Hai fame?
Yes, yes, sì, sì!
Bread is pane! — Pane, pane!
Cheese is formaggio! — Formaggio, sì!
Hai fame? — Are you hungry?
Sì, ho fame! — Yes, I am!
Pane, formaggio, say it again!
Pane, formaggio — yum, yum, yum!	Bread, cheese — yum, yum, yum!
Do you want bread? — Vuoi del pane?
Yes, please! — Sì, per favore!
Do you want cheese? — Vuoi del formaggio?
Yes, please! — Sì, per favore!
I’m hungry now. — Ho fame adesso.
Are you hungry too? — Hai fame anche tu?
Yes, I am! — Sì, ho fame!
Pane and formaggio — name the game!
Are you hungry? — Hai fame?
Yes, yes, sì, sì!
Bread is pane! — Pane, pane!
Cheese is formaggio! — Formaggio, sì!
Hai fame? — Are you hungry?
Sì, ho fame! — Yes, I am!
Pane, formaggio, say it again!
Pane, formaggio — yum, yum, yum!	Bread, cheese — yum, yum, yum!
English asks: “Are you hungry?”	L’inglese chiede: “Hai fame?”
Italian answers: “Hai fame?”
English says: “Yes, I’m hungry!”	L’inglese dice: “Sì, ho fame!”
Italian sings: “Sì, ho fame!”
Bread—pane! Cheese—formaggio!
Say them slowly, then sing them pronto!
Are you hungry? — Hai fame?
Yes, yes, sì, sì!
Bread is pane! — Pane, pane!
Cheese is formaggio! — Formaggio, sì!
Hai fame? — Are you hungry?
Sì, ho fame! — Yes, I am!
Pane, formaggio, say it again!
Pane, formaggio — yum, yum, yum!	Bread, cheese — yum, yum, yum!
Pane, pane! Formaggio!	Bread, bread! Cheese!
Sì, ho fame — and now we know!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
fame	hunger
pane	bread
formaggio	cheese
sì	yes

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “fame”
“fame” (hunger) is sung on 17 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
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Italian ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:22, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play a pretend café: your child orders food in Italian from the song's words.