“Io Ho, Tu Hai” — I Have, You Have Song in Italian for Kids
In “Io Ho, Tu Hai” (I Have, You Have), kids sing key Italian words like ho, ho una palla, ho due mani and hai…?, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 28: I Have, There Is, Where Is?, 2:10 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 28 · Ho, C'è, Dov'è?
- ⏱ 2:10
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“Io Ho, Tu Hai” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| I have a ball! | Ho una palla! |
| Ho una palla! | I have a ball! |
| I have two hands! | Ho due mani! |
| Ho due mani! | I have two hands! |
| Do you have a cat? | Hai un gatto? |
| Hai un gatto? | Do you have a cat? |
| Sì, ce l’ho! A little cat! | |
| Sì, ce l’ho! Miao, miao! | Yes, I have one! Meow, meow! |
| Do you have a hat? | Hai un cappello? |
| Hai un cappello? | Do you have a hat? |
| Yes, I do! | Sì! |
| Sì, ce l’ho! | Yes, I do! |
| Sha-la-la, now you know! | Sha-la-la, adesso lo sai! |
| I have! | Ho! |
| Ho! | I have! |
| You have! | Hai! |
| Hai! | You have! |
| Do you have it? | Ce l’hai? |
| Ce l’hai? | Do you have it? |
| Sì, ce l’ho! Sì, ce l’ho! | Yes, I have it! Yes, I have it! |
| I don’t have! | Non ho! |
| Non ho! | I don’t have! |
| Say it again, and off we go! | Dillo ancora, e si parte! |
| Sha-la-la, ho, ho, ho! | Sha-la-la, I have, have, have! |
| Sha-la-la, hai, hai, hai! | Sha-la-la, you have, have, have! |
| I have a brother! | Ho un fratello! |
| Ho un fratello! | I have a brother! |
| I have a little sister! | Ho una sorellina! |
| Ho una sorellina! | I have a little sister! |
| Do you have two hands? | Hai due mani? |
| Hai due mani? | Do you have two hands? |
| Yes, I do! | Sì! |
| Sì, ce l’ho! | Yes, I do! |
| How many do you have? | Quanti ne hai? |
| Quanti ne hai? | How many do you have? |
| I have two! | Ne ho due! |
| Ne ho due! | I have two! |
| Do you have a new hat? | Hai un cappello nuovo? |
| Hai un cappello nuovo? | Do you have a new hat? |
| Yes, I do! | Sì! |
| Sì, ce l’ho! | Yes, I do! |
| I have! | Ho! |
| Ho! | I have! |
| You have! | Hai! |
| Hai! | You have! |
| Do you have it? | Ce l’hai? |
| Ce l’hai? | Do you have it? |
| Sì, ce l’ho! Sì, ce l’ho! | Yes, I have it! Yes, I have it! |
| I don’t have! | Non ho! |
| Non ho! | I don’t have! |
| Say it again, and off we go! | Dillo ancora, e si parte! |
| Sha-la-la, ho, ho, ho! | Sha-la-la, I have, have, have! |
| Sha-la-la, hai, hai, hai! | Sha-la-la, you have, have, have! |
| Do you have a dinosaur? | Hai un dinosauro? |
| Hai un dinosauro? | Do you have a dinosaur? |
| No, I don’t! | No! |
| No, non ce l’ho! | No, I don’t! |
| I don’t have one… yet! | Non ce l’ho… ancora! |
| Non ce l’ho… ancora! | I don’t have one… yet! |
| Maybe tomorrow—what do you say? | Forse domani — che ne dici? |
| How many do you have? | Quanti ne hai? |
| Quanti ne hai? | How many do you have? |
| None today! | Oggi niente! |
| I have! | Ho! |
| Ho! | I have! |
| You have! | Hai! |
| Hai! | You have! |
| Do you have it? | Ce l’hai? |
| Ce l’hai? | Do you have it? |
| Sì, ce l’ho! Sì, ce l’ho! | Yes, I have it! Yes, I have it! |
| I don’t have! | Non ho! |
| Non ho! | I don’t have! |
| Say it again, and off we go! | Dillo ancora, e si parte! |
| Sha-la-la, ho, ho, ho! | Sha-la-la, I have, have, have! |
| Sha-la-la, hai, hai, hai! | Sha-la-la, you have, have, have! |
| I don’t have a dinosaur… yet! | Non ho un dinosauro… ancora! |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| ho | I have |
| ho una palla | I have a ball |
| ho due mani | I have two hands |
| hai…? | do you have…? |
| sì ce l'ho | yes I do |
| non ho | I don't have |
| un fratello | a brother |
| una sorellina | a little sister |
| un gatto | a cat |
| un cappello nuovo | a new hat |
| quanti ne hai? | how many do you have? |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “ho”
“ho” (I have) is sung on 24 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 2:10, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Show each other one thing you have and say it with the song's sentence.
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