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“Mi Piace!” — I Like It Song in Italian for Kids

In “Mi Piace!” (I Like It!), kids sing key Italian words like mi piace, non mi piace, ti piace…? and adoro, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 26: I Like, I Want, I Can, 2:03 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇮🇹 Italian
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 26 · Mi Piace, Voglio, Posso
  • ⏱ 2:03
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“Mi Piace!” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Italian lines are shown in teal.
SungMeaning
I like ice cream!Mi piace il gelato!
Mi piace il gelato!I like ice cream!
Gelato means ice cream!
Sì, sì, che buono!Yes, yes, so yummy!
Do you like dancing?Ti piace ballare?
Ti piace ballare?Do you like dancing?
Yes, I do!Sì!
Sì, mi piace ballare!Yes, I like dancing!
I like dogs!Mi piacciono i cani!
Mi piacciono i cani!I like dogs!
Dogs are i cani!
Bau, bau! Che carini!Woof, woof! How cute!
I like!Mi piace!
Mi piace!I like!
I don’t like!Non mi piace!
Non mi piace!I don’t like!
Do you like it?Ti piace?
Ti piace?Do you like it?
Yes! Sì! No! No!
Tell me what you like!Dimmi cosa ti piace!
I love the gelato!Adoro il gelato!
Adoro il gelato!I love the gelato!
Mi piace, mi piacciono—I like it, I like them —
We like what we like!Ci piace quello che ci piace!
I like rain!Mi piace la pioggia!
Mi piace la pioggia!I like rain!
Rain is la pioggia!
Plip, plip, canta la goccia!Plip, plip, the raindrop sings!
Do you like spiders?Ti piacciono i ragni?
Ti piacciono i ragni?Do you like spiders?
No, I don’t!No!
No, non mi piacciono i ragni!No, I don't like spiders!
I like broccoli!Mi piace il broccolo!
Mi piace il broccolo!I like broccoli!
My favorite!Il mio preferito!
Il mio preferito!My favorite!
You like that, I like this!A te piace quello, a me piace questo!
Va benissimo così!That's perfectly fine!
I like!Mi piace!
Mi piace!I like!
I don’t like!Non mi piace!
Non mi piace!I don’t like!
Do you like it?Ti piace?
Ti piace?Do you like it?
Yes! Sì! No! No!
Tell me what you like!Dimmi cosa ti piace!
I love the gelato!Adoro il gelato!
Adoro il gelato!I love the gelato!
Mi piace, mi piacciono—I like it, I like them —
We like what we like!Ci piace quello che ci piace!
One thing: mi piace!
I like the rain!Mi piace la pioggia!
Many things: mi piacciono!
I like dogs again!Mi piacciono ancora i cani!
Ti piace? Do you like?
Sì! Yes! No! No!
Different likes are all okay—Gusti diversi vanno tutti bene —
Come on, let’s go!Dai, andiamo!
I like!Mi piace!
Mi piace!I like!
I don’t like!Non mi piace!
Non mi piace!I don’t like!
Do you like it?Ti piace?
Ti piace?Do you like it?
Yes! Sì! No! No!
Tell me what you like!Dimmi cosa ti piace!
I love the gelato!Adoro il gelato!
Adoro il gelato!I love the gelato!
Mi piace, mi piacciono—I like it, I like them —
We like what we like!Ci piace quello che ci piace!
Il mio preferito!My favorite!
My favorite!Il mio preferito!
Mi piace! Ti piace! Adoro!I like it! You like it! I love it!

Key Italian words in this song

The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.

ItalianEnglish
mi piaceI like
non mi piaceI don't like
ti piace…?do you like…?
adoroI love
il gelatoice cream
mi piace ballareI like dancing
mi piacciono i caniI like dogs
la pioggiarain
i ragnispiders
il mio preferitomy favorite

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “mi piace”

    “mi piace” (I like) is sung on 15 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. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:03, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Take turns asking “Can I…?” in Italian before a game starts.

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