“Una Giornata al Mare” — A Day at the Beach Song in Italian for Kids
In “Una Giornata al Mare” (A Day at the Beach), kids sing key Italian words like la spiaggia, il costume da bagno, la crema solare and il secchiello, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 29: At the Sea, 2:14 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 29 · Al Mare
- ⏱ 2:14
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“Una Giornata al Mare” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Beach day! | Giornata al mare! |
| La spiaggia! | The beach! |
| Ready, set, go! | Pronti, via! |
| Pronti, via! | Ready, set, go! |
| Swimsuit on! | Costume addosso! |
| Il costume da bagno! | The swimsuit! |
| Sun cream, please! | La crema solare, per favore! |
| La crema solare! | Sun cream! |
| Sun hat on! | Cappello da sole in testa! |
| Il cappello da sole! | The sun hat! |
| Are you ready? | Siete pronti? |
| Sono pronto, sì! | I’m ready, yes! |
| The beach! | La spiaggia! |
| La spiaggia! | The beach! |
| Let’s go in the water! | Andiamo in acqua! |
| Facciamo il bagno! | Let’s go for a swim! |
| The beach, the beach! | La spiaggia, la spiaggia! |
| La spiaggia, la spiaggia! | The beach, the beach! |
| Facciamo il bagno, dai! | Come on, let’s go for a swim! |
| Bucket! | Il secchiello! |
| Il secchiello! | Bucket! |
| Spade! | La paletta! |
| La paletta! | Spade! |
| Sandcastle! | Il castello di sabbia! |
| Il castello di sabbia! | The sandcastle! |
| Shells! | Le conchiglie! |
| Le conchiglie! | Shells! |
| Look what I found! | Guarda che cosa ho trovato! |
| Guarda che cosa ho trovato! | Look what I found! |
| The waves! | Le onde! |
| Le onde! | The waves! |
| The water is cold! | L’acqua è fredda! |
| L’acqua è fredda! | The water is cold! |
| Let’s swim! | Nuotiamo! |
| Facciamo il bagno! | Let’s go for a swim! |
| Jump, jump, over the waves! | Salta, salta, sopra le onde! |
| Salta, salta, sopra le onde! | Jump, jump, over the waves! |
| Towel! | L’asciugamano! |
| L’asciugamano! | Towel! |
| Dry off! | Asciugati! |
| Asciugati! | Dry off! |
| Ice cream in the shade! | Un gelato all’ombra! |
| Un gelato all’ombra! | An ice cream in the shade! |
| Share it, share it, che bontà! | |
| The beach! | La spiaggia! |
| La spiaggia! | The beach! |
| Swimsuit! | Il costume da bagno! |
| Il costume da bagno! | The swimsuit! |
| Sun cream! | La crema solare! |
| La crema solare! | Sun cream! |
| Bucket and spade! | Il secchiello e la paletta! |
| Il secchiello e la paletta! | Bucket and spade! |
| The beach, la spiaggia, all day long! | |
| Facciamo il bagno—sing along! | |
| Shells! | Le conchiglie! |
| Le conchiglie! | Shells! |
| Waves! | Le onde! |
| Le onde! | Waves! |
| Beach day! | Giornata al mare! |
| La spiaggia! | The beach! |
| A presto, ciao! | See you soon, bye! |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| la spiaggia | the beach |
| il costume da bagno | swimsuit |
| la crema solare | sun cream |
| il secchiello | bucket |
| la paletta | spade |
| il castello di sabbia | sandcastle |
| le conchiglie | shells |
| le onde | waves |
| l'asciugamano | towel |
| facciamo il bagno | let's go in the water |
| l'acqua è fredda | the water is cold |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “la spiaggia”s
“la spiaggia” means “the beach” and comes up on 5 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:14, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Count the octopus arms on your fingers, one to eight.
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