“Mangio Sano” — Eat Well, Drink Water Song in Italian for Kids
In “Mangio Sano” (Eat Well, Drink Water), kids sing key Italian words like sano, la frutta, la verdura and la carota, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 25: Healthy Habits, 2:15 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 25 · Abitudini Sane
- ⏱ 2:15
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“Mangio Sano” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Healthy! | Sano! |
| Sano! | Healthy! |
| Fruit! | La frutta! |
| La frutta! | Fruit! |
| Vegetables! | La verdura! |
| La verdura! | Vegetables! |
| A carrot! | La carota! |
| La carota! | A carrot! |
| A crunchy carrot! | Una carota croccante! |
| Una carota croccante! | A crunchy carrot! |
| An apple! | La mela! |
| La mela! | An apple! |
| A juicy apple! | Una mela succosa! |
| Una mela succosa! | A juicy apple! |
| Broccoli! | I broccoli! |
| I broccoli! | Broccoli! |
| Little green trees! | Alberelli verdi! |
| Alberelli verdi! | Little green trees! |
| I eat healthy! | Mangio sano! |
| Mangio sano! | I eat healthy! |
| I eat healthy, mangio sano! | |
| Drink water! | Bevi l’acqua! |
| Bevi l’acqua! | Drink water! |
| A big glass of water! | Un bel bicchiere d’acqua! |
| Un bel bicchiere d’acqua! | A big glass of water! |
| One more bite! | Ancora un boccone! |
| Ancora un boccone! | One more bite! |
| Yummy and healthy! | Buono e sano! |
| Buono e sano! | Yummy and healthy! |
| La mela, la carota, | The apple, the carrot, |
| I broccoli, la verdura! | The broccoli, the vegetables! |
| Bevi l’acqua, mangio sano— | Drink water, I eat healthy— |
| Healthy, sano, here we go! | |
| I like fruit! | Mi piace la frutta! |
| Mi piace la frutta! | I like fruit! |
| I like apples! | Mi piacciono le mele! |
| Mi piacciono le mele! | I like apples! |
| I eat a carrot! | Mangio una carota! |
| Mangio una carota! | I eat a carrot! |
| I eat broccoli! | Mangio i broccoli! |
| Mangio i broccoli! | I eat broccoli! |
| More vegetables! | Più verdura! |
| Più verdura! | More vegetables! |
| Water, please! | Acqua, per favore! |
| Acqua, per favore! | Water, please! |
| Here is your water! | Ecco la tua acqua! |
| Ecco la tua acqua! | Here is your water! |
| It makes me strong! | Mi rende forte! |
| Mi rende forte! | It makes me strong! |
| I feel strong! | Sono forte! |
| Sono forte! | I feel strong! |
| Drink water! | Bevi l’acqua! |
| Bevi l’acqua! | Drink water! |
| A big glass of water! | Un bel bicchiere d’acqua! |
| Un bel bicchiere d’acqua! | A big glass of water! |
| One more bite! | Ancora un boccone! |
| Ancora un boccone! | One more bite! |
| Yummy and healthy! | Buono e sano! |
| Buono e sano! | Yummy and healthy! |
| La mela, la carota, | The apple, the carrot, |
| I broccoli, la verdura! | The broccoli, the vegetables! |
| Bevi l’acqua, mangio sano— | Drink water, I eat healthy— |
| Healthy, sano, here we go! | |
| A sweet treat? | Un dolce? |
| Un dolce? | A sweet treat? |
| Sometimes! | A volte! |
| Ogni tanto! | Now and then! |
| Take a little bite! | Dai un piccolo morso! |
| Un piccolo boccone! | A little bite! |
| Then water, please! | Poi, acqua, per favore! |
| Poi, acqua, per favore! | Then water, please! |
| Fruit and veggies every day! | Frutta e verdura ogni giorno! |
| Frutta e verdura ogni giorno! | Fruit and veggies every day! |
| Drink water! | Bevi l’acqua! |
| Bevi l’acqua! | Drink water! |
| A big glass of water! | Un bel bicchiere d’acqua! |
| Un bel bicchiere d’acqua! | A big glass of water! |
| One more bite! | Ancora un boccone! |
| Ancora un boccone! | One more bite! |
| Yummy and healthy! | Buono e sano! |
| Buono e sano! | Yummy and healthy! |
| La mela, la carota, | The apple, the carrot, |
| I broccoli, la verdura! | The broccoli, the vegetables! |
| Bevi l’acqua, mangio sano— | Drink water, I eat healthy— |
| Healthy, sano, here we go! | |
| Healthy! | Sano! |
| Sano! | Healthy! |
| Ciao! | Hello! |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| sano | healthy |
| la frutta | fruit |
| la verdura | vegetables |
| la carota | carrot |
| i broccoli | broccoli |
| la mela | apple |
| bevi l'acqua | drink water |
| ancora un boccone | one more bite |
| che buono | yummy |
| forte | strong |
| mangio sano | I eat healthy |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “sano”s
“sano” means “healthy” and comes up on 9 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 2:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Wash hands while the song plays and name each step in Italian.
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