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“La Mia Giornata” — My Day Song in Italian for Kids

In “La Mia Giornata” (My Day), kids sing key Italian words like svegliarsi, vestirsi, fare colazione and giocare, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 17: Daily Life, 2:09 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇮🇹 Italian
  • Level: A2
  • Unit 17 · La Vita di Tutti i Giorni
  • ⏱ 2:09
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“La Mia Giornata” 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
Good morning! Buongiorno!
Let’s learn my day!Impariamo la mia giornata!
Wake up!Svegliarsi!
Svegliarsi!Wake up!
I wake up with the sun.Mi sveglio con il sole.
Mi sveglio, che divertimento!I wake up, what fun!
Get dressed!Vestirsi!
Vestirsi!Get dressed!
I get dressed, shirt and shoes.Mi vesto, maglietta e scarpe.
Mi vesto, scelgo il blu!I get dressed, I pick blue!
Eat breakfast!Fare colazione!
Fare colazione!Eat breakfast!
I eat breakfast with you.Faccio colazione con te.
Faccio colazione, latte e pane!I eat breakfast, milk and bread!
Wake up!Svegliarsi!
Mi sveglio!I wake up!
Get dressed!Vestirsi!
Mi vesto!I get dressed!
Breakfast time!È ora di colazione!
Faccio colazione!I eat breakfast!
My day, il mio giorno, let’s sing it again!
Wake up!Svegliarsi!
Mi sveglio!I wake up!
My day, il mio giorno, impariamo insieme!
To play!Giocare!
Giocare!To play!
I play with my ball.Gioco con la mia palla.
Gioco con te, giochiamo insieme!I play with you, let’s play together!
Go to sleep!Andare a dormire!
Andare a dormire!Go to sleep!
I go to sleep at night.Vado a dormire di notte.
Vado a dormire, buonanotte!I go to sleep, good night!
Brush my teeth!Lavarsi i denti!
Lavarsi i denti!Brush my teeth!
I brush my teeth, then say goodnight.Mi lavo i denti, poi dico buonanotte.
Mi lavo i denti, tutto a posto!I brush my teeth, all done!
Wake up!Svegliarsi!
Mi sveglio!I wake up!
Get dressed!Vestirsi!
Mi vesto!I get dressed!
Breakfast time!È ora di colazione!
Faccio colazione!I eat breakfast!
My day, il mio giorno, let’s sing it again!
To play!Giocare!
Giocare!To play!
My day, il mio giorno, impariamo insieme!
In the morning?Al mattino?
Al mattino!In the morning!
At night?Di notte!
Di notte!At night?
Una parola, una canzone,One word, one song,
English and Italian, cuore in festa!
Wake up!Svegliarsi!
Mi sveglio!I wake up!
Get dressed!Vestirsi!
Mi vesto!I get dressed!
Breakfast time!È ora di colazione!
Faccio colazione!I eat breakfast!
My day, il mio giorno, let’s sing it again!
Go to sleep!Andare a dormire!
Vado a dormire!I go to sleep!
My day, il mio giorno, we know the words!
Buonanotte!Good night!
Good night!Buonanotte!
Ciao, ciao!Hello, hello!

Key Italian words in this song

The 5 words and phrases this song is built around.

ItalianEnglish
svegliarsiwake up
vestirsiget dressed
fare colazioneeat breakfast
giocareto play
andare a dormirego to sleep

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “giocare” the word of the day

    This song repeats “giocare” (to play) on 2 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

  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 2:09, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play it during the routine it describes, so the words meet the real moment.

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