“I Dinosauri” — Dinosaurs Song in Italian for Kids
In “I Dinosauri” (Dinosaurs), kids sing key Italian words like il dinosauro, il tirannosauro, il triceratopo and lo stegosauro, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 24: Dinosaurs & Dragons, 2:26 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 24 · Dinosauri e Draghi
- ⏱ 2:26
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“I Dinosauri” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Dinosaur! | Il dinosauro! |
| Il dinosauro! | Dinosaur! |
| Big and friendly! | Grande e buono! |
| Grande e buono! | Big and friendly! |
| Tyrannosaurus rex! | Il tirannosauro! |
| Il tirannosauro! | Tyrannosaurus rex! |
| Sharp teeth! | Denti aguzzi! |
| Denti aguzzi! | Sharp teeth! |
| Show your teeth! | Mostra i denti! |
| Mostra i denti! | Show your teeth! |
| Triceratops! | Il triceratopo! |
| Il triceratopo! | Triceratops! |
| Three horns! | Tre corna! |
| Tre corna! | Three horns! |
| One, two, three! | Uno, due, tre! |
| Uno, due, tre! | One, two, three! |
| Dino, dino, stomp with me! | Dino, dino, pesta con me! |
| Salta, salta, uno, due, tre! | Jump, jump, one, two, three! |
| Huge dinosaur! | Dinosauro enorme! |
| Dinosauro enorme! | Huge dinosaur! |
| Say it loud! | Dillo forte! |
| Dillo forte! | Say it loud! |
| Il dinosauro, il dinosauro! | The dinosaur, the dinosaur! |
| Dino friends, we love you! | Amici dinosauri, vi vogliamo bene! |
| Stegosaurus! | Lo stegosauro! |
| Lo stegosauro! | Stegosaurus! |
| Spiky plates! | Piastre appuntite! |
| Piastre appuntite! | Spiky plates! |
| Long tail! | Una coda lunga! |
| Una coda lunga! | Long tail! |
| Brachiosaurus! | Il brachiosauro! |
| Il brachiosauro! | Brachiosaurus! |
| A very long neck! | Un collo lunghissimo! |
| Un collo lunghissimo! | A very long neck! |
| Look up high! | Guarda in alto! |
| Guarda in alto! | Look up high! |
| Pterodactyl! | Lo pterodattilo! |
| Lo pterodattilo! | Pterodactyl! |
| Fly up high! | Vola in alto! |
| Vola in alto! | Fly up high! |
| Can you fly? | Sai volare? |
| Sai volare? | Can you fly? |
| Dino, dino, stomp with me! | Dino, dino, pesta con me! |
| Salta, salta, uno, due, tre! | Jump, jump, one, two, three! |
| Huge dinosaur! | Dinosauro enorme! |
| Dinosauro enorme! | Huge dinosaur! |
| Say it loud! | Dillo forte! |
| Dillo forte! | Say it loud! |
| Il dinosauro, il dinosauro! | The dinosaur, the dinosaur! |
| Dino friends, we love you! | Amici dinosauri, vi vogliamo bene! |
| What is dinosaur? | Come si dice dinosaur? |
| Il dinosauro! | What is dinosaur? |
| What is huge? | Come si dice huge? |
| Enorme! | Huge! |
| Sharp teeth? | Denti aguzzi? |
| Denti aguzzi! | Sharp teeth? |
| Three horns? | Tre corna? |
| Tre corna! | Three horns? |
| Piano, piano—poi più forte! | Softly, softly — then louder! |
| Uno, due, tre! Raaawr! | One, two, three! Raaawr! |
| Dino, dino, stomp with me! | Dino, dino, pesta con me! |
| Salta, salta, uno, due, tre! | Jump, jump, one, two, three! |
| Huge dinosaur! | Dinosauro enorme! |
| Dinosauro enorme! | Huge dinosaur! |
| Say it loud! | Dillo forte! |
| Dillo forte! | Say it loud! |
| Il dinosauro, il dinosauro! | The dinosaur, the dinosaur! |
| Dino friends, we love you! | Amici dinosauri, vi vogliamo bene! |
| Ciao, dinosauri! Raaawr! | Bye, dinosaurs! Raaawr! |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| il dinosauro | dinosaur |
| il tirannosauro | Tyrannosaurus rex |
| il triceratopo | Triceratops |
| lo stegosauro | Stegosaurus |
| il brachiosauro | Brachiosaurus |
| lo pterodattilo | Pterodactyl |
| denti aguzzi | sharp teeth |
| tre corna | three horns |
| un collo lunghissimo | a very long neck |
| una coda lunga | a long tail |
| enorme | huge |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “il dinosauro”
“il dinosauro” (dinosaur) is sung on 5 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 2:26, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Line up toy dinosaurs from big to small while the song plays.
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