“Al Mercato” — At the Market Song in Italian for Kids
In “Al Mercato” (At the Market), kids sing key Italian words like il mercato, buongiorno, vorrei and per favore, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 32: In the Town, 2:30 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A2
- Unit 32 · In Città
- ⏱ 2:30
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“Al Mercato” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Good morning! | Buongiorno! |
| Buongiorno! | Good morning! |
| The market! | Il mercato! |
| Il mercato! | The market! |
| Fresh apples! | Mele fresche! |
| Le mele! | The apples! |
| Juicy oranges! | Arance succose! |
| Le arance! | The oranges! |
| I'd like some apples, please. | Vorrei le mele, per favore! |
| Vorrei le mele, per favore! | I'd like some apples, please. |
| How many? | Quanti? |
| Quante? | How many? |
| Three, please! | Tre, per favore! |
| Tre, per favore! | Three, please! |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? |
| Quanto costa? | How much is it? |
| Two euros! | Due euro! |
| Due euro! | Two euros! |
| Here you are! | Ecco a te! |
| Ecco a te! | Here you are! |
| Thank you, goodbye! | Grazie, arrivederci! |
| Grazie, arrivederci! | Thank you, goodbye! |
| Into the bag, la borsa! | |
| Into the bag, la borsa! | |
| Good morning! | Buongiorno! |
| Buongiorno! | Good morning! |
| I'd like tomatoes, please. | Vorrei i pomodori, per favore! |
| Vorrei i pomodori, per favore! | I'd like tomatoes, please. |
| How many? | Quanti? |
| Quante? | How many? |
| Two, please! | Due, per favore! |
| Due, per favore! | Two, please! |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? |
| Quanto costa? | How much is it? |
| Three euros! | Tre euro! |
| Tre euro! | Three euros! |
| Here you are! | Ecco a te! |
| Ecco a te! | Here you are! |
| Thank you, goodbye! | Grazie, arrivederci! |
| Grazie, arrivederci! | Thank you, goodbye! |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? |
| Quanto costa? | How much is it? |
| Two euros! | Due euro! |
| Due euro! | Two euros! |
| Here you are! | Ecco a te! |
| Ecco a te! | Here you are! |
| Thank you, goodbye! | Grazie, arrivederci! |
| Grazie, arrivederci! | Thank you, goodbye! |
| Into the bag, la borsa! | |
| Into the bag, la borsa! | |
| Apples! | Le mele! |
| Le mele! | The apples! |
| Oranges! | Le arance! |
| Le arance! | The oranges! |
| Tomatoes! | I pomodori! |
| I pomodori! | Tomatoes! |
| Please! Per favore! | |
| Thank you! Grazie! | |
| How much is it? | Quanto costa? |
| Quanto costa? | How much is it? |
| Two euros! | Due euro! |
| Due euro! | Two euros! |
| Here you are! | Ecco a te! |
| Ecco a te! | Here you are! |
| Thank you, goodbye! | Grazie, arrivederci! |
| Grazie, arrivederci! | Thank you, goodbye! |
| Into the bag, la borsa! | |
| Into the bag, la borsa! | |
| Buongiorno! Grazie! | Good morning! Thank you! |
| Il mercato! Arrivederci! | The market! Goodbye! |
Key Italian words in this song
The 12 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| il mercato | the market |
| buongiorno | good morning |
| vorrei | I'd like |
| per favore | please |
| quante? | how many? |
| quanto costa? | how much is it? |
| ecco a te | here you are |
| la borsa | the bag |
| le mele | apples |
| i pomodori | tomatoes |
| le arance | oranges |
| grazie arrivederci | thank you goodbye |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “la borsa” the word of the day
This song repeats “la borsa” (the bag) on 6 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
- 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 2:30, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Build a little town with blocks and visit each place the song names.
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