“Di Dieci in Dieci” — Counting by Tens Song in Italian for Kids
In “Di Dieci in Dieci” (Counting by Tens), kids sing key Italian words like dieci, venti, trenta and quaranta, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 2:19 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · I Numeri Grandi
- ⏱ 2:19
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“Di Dieci in Dieci” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, friends? | Pronti, amici? |
| Pronti, via! | Ready, set, go! |
| Count by tens! | Contare di dieci in dieci! |
| Contare di dieci in dieci! | Count by tens! |
| Ten! | Dieci! |
| Dieci! | Ten! |
| I have ten fingers! | Ho dieci dita! |
| Ho dieci dita! | I have ten fingers! |
| Twenty! | Venti! |
| Venti! | Twenty! |
| Twenty steps together! | Venti passi insieme! |
| Venti passi, via! | Twenty steps, let’s go! |
| Thirty! | Trenta! |
| Trenta! | Thirty! |
| Thirty little flags! | Trenta bandierine! |
| Trenta bandierine! | Thirty little flags! |
| Forty! | Quaranta! |
| Quaranta! | Forty! |
| Count with me! | Conta con me! |
| Conta con me! | Count with me! |
| Fifty! | Cinquanta! |
| Cinquanta! | Fifty! |
| Let’s march ahead! | Marciamo avanti! |
| Marciamo, sì! | Let’s march, yes! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty— | Dieci, venti, trenta! |
| Dieci, venti, trenta! | Ten, twenty, thirty— |
| Forty, fifty—keep it going! | Quaranta, cinquanta, avanti! |
| Quaranta, cinquanta, avanti! | Forty, fifty—keep it going! |
| Count by tens! | Contare di dieci in dieci! |
| Contare di dieci in dieci! | Count by tens! |
| Step by step, we count to one hundred! | Passo dopo passo, contiamo fino a cento! |
| Sixty! | Sessanta! |
| Sessanta! | Sixty! |
| Sixty happy faces! | Sessanta facce felici! |
| Sessanta facce felici! | Sixty happy faces! |
| Seventy! | Settanta! |
| Settanta! | Seventy! |
| Seventy, here we go! | Settanta, eccoci qua! |
| Settanta, eccoci qua! | Seventy, here we go! |
| Eighty! | Ottanta! |
| Ottanta! | Eighty! |
| Eighty flags up high! | Ottanta bandiere lassù! |
| Ottanta bandiere lassù! | Eighty flags up high! |
| Ninety! | Novanta! |
| Novanta! | Ninety! |
| Almost there! | Ci siamo quasi! |
| Quasi arrivati! | We’re almost there! |
| One hundred! | Cento! |
| Cento! | One hundred! |
| We did it—bravo! | Ce l’abbiamo fatta — bravi! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty— | Dieci, venti, trenta! |
| Dieci, venti, trenta! | Ten, twenty, thirty— |
| Forty, fifty—keep it going! | Quaranta, cinquanta, avanti! |
| Quaranta, cinquanta, avanti! | Forty, fifty—keep it going! |
| Count by tens! | Contare di dieci in dieci! |
| Contare di dieci in dieci! | Count by tens! |
| Step by step, we count to one hundred! | Passo dopo passo, contiamo fino a cento! |
| Now count back—ninety! | Ora contiamo all’indietro — novanta! |
| Novanta! | Ninety! |
| Eighty, seventy! | Ottanta, settanta! |
| Ottanta, settanta! | Eighty, seventy! |
| Sixty, fifty! | Sessanta, cinquanta! |
| Sessanta, cinquanta! | Sixty, fifty! |
| Forty, thirty! | Quaranta, trenta! |
| Quaranta, trenta! | Forty, thirty! |
| Twenty, ten! | Venti, dieci! |
| Venti, dieci! | Twenty, ten! |
| And stop! | E stop! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty— | Dieci, venti, trenta! |
| Dieci, venti, trenta! | Ten, twenty, thirty— |
| Forty, fifty—keep it going! | Quaranta, cinquanta, avanti! |
| Quaranta, cinquanta, avanti! | Forty, fifty—keep it going! |
| Count by tens! | Contare di dieci in dieci! |
| Contare di dieci in dieci! | Count by tens! |
| One hundred! | Cento! |
| Cento! | One hundred! |
| One hundred! Cento! Hooray! Evviva! | |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| dieci | ten |
| venti | twenty |
| trenta | thirty |
| quaranta | forty |
| cinquanta | fifty |
| sessanta | sixty |
| settanta | seventy |
| ottanta | eighty |
| novanta | ninety |
| cento | one hundred |
| contare di dieci in dieci | count by tens |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “dieci” the word of the day
This song repeats “dieci” (ten) on 10 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 2:19, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count fingers and then toes in Italian to get to twenty.
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