“La Cucina” — Kitchen Song in Italian for Kids

In “La Cucina” (The Kitchen), kids sing key Italian words like cucina, tavolo, sedia and piatto, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 10: At Home, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: A1
Unit 10 · La Mia Casa
⏱ 1:59
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“La Cucina” 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.
Sung	Meaning
Kitchen!	Cucina!
Cucina!	Kitchen!
In the kitchen, what do we see?	In cucina, cosa vediamo?
Nella cucina, vieni qui!	In the kitchen, come here!
Table!	Tavolo!
Tavolo!	Table!
The table is here.	Il tavolo è qui.
Il tavolo è qui.	The table is here.
Chair!	Sedia!
Sedia!	Chair!
Sit on the chair.	Siediti sulla sedia!
Siediti sulla sedia!	Sit on the chair.
Plate!	Piatto!
Piatto!	Plate!
A plate for you.	Un piatto per te!
Un piatto per te!	A plate for you.
Kitchen, cucina, say it with me!
Table, tavolo, one, two, three!
Chair, sedia, sit down today!
Plate, piatto, let’s eat and play!
Kitchen, cucina! Tavolo, sedia!
Piatto, piatto—bravissimi!	Plate, plate—well done, everyone!
Spoon!	Cucchiaio!
Cucchiaio!	Spoon!
Here is a spoon.	Ecco un cucchiaio.
Ecco un cucchiaio.	Here is a spoon.
Cup!	Tazza!
Tazza!	Cup!
The cup is blue.	La tazza è blu.
La tazza è blu.	The cup is blue.
Fork!	Forchetta!
Forchetta!	Fork!
Pass me the fork.	Passami la forchetta.
Passami la forchetta.	Pass me the fork.
Where’s the bread?	Dov’è il pane?
Dov’è il pane?	Where’s the bread?
It’s on the table!	È sul tavolo!
È sul tavolo!	It’s on the table!
Kitchen, cucina, say it with me!
Table, tavolo, one, two, three!
Chair, sedia, sit down today!
Plate, piatto, let’s eat and play!
Kitchen, cucina! Tavolo, sedia!
Piatto, piatto—bravissimi!	Plate, plate—well done, everyone!
What’s in Italian? Kitchen!	Come si dice in italiano? Kitchen!
Cucina!	Kitchen!
What’s in English? Sedia!
Chair!	Sedia!
Tavolo!	Table!
Table!	Tavolo!
Piatto!	Plate!
Plate!	Piatto!
We know the words—fantastic!	Sappiamo le parole—fantastico!
Kitchen, cucina, say it with me!
Table, tavolo, one, two, three!
Chair, sedia, sit down today!
Plate, piatto, let’s eat and play!
Kitchen, cucina! Tavolo, sedia!
Piatto, piatto—bravissimi!	Plate, plate—well done, everyone!
Kitchen!	Cucina!
Cucina!	Kitchen!
Ciao, amici! Buon appetito!	Bye, friends! Enjoy your meal!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
cucina	kitchen
tavolo	table
sedia	chair
piatto	plate

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “cucina”s
“cucina” means “kitchen” and comes up on 7 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 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Make little paper labels with the song's Italian words and stick them around the house.