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“Prossima Fermata!” — Next Stop Song in Italian for Kids

In “Prossima Fermata!” (Next Stop!), kids sing key Italian words like la fermata, l'autobus, il biglietto and l'autista, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 32: In the Town, 2:45 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇮🇹 Italian
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 32 · In Città
  • ⏱ 2:45
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“Prossima Fermata!” 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
Ready for the town bus?Pronti per l’autobus della città?
Pronto per l’autobus!Ready for the bus!
And the tram?E il tram?
E il tram? Andiamo!And the tram? Let’s go!
Bus stop!La fermata!
La fermata!The bus stop!
Here comes the bus!Ecco l’autobus!
Ecco l’autobus!Here comes the bus!
Good morning, driver!Buongiorno, autista!
Buongiorno, autista!Good morning, driver!
Show your ticket!Mostra il biglietto!
Ecco il biglietto!Here’s the ticket!
Ticket!Il biglietto!
Il biglietto!Ticket!
Find a seat.Trova un posto.
Trova un posto.Find a seat.
Hold on tight!Tieniti forte!
Tieniti forte!Hold on tight!
Where do we wait?Dove aspettiamo?
Alla fermata!At the bus stop!
What do we show?Cosa mostriamo?
Il biglietto!Ticket!
Hold on tight!Tieniti forte!
Tieniti forte!Hold on tight!
Bus and tram, we ride around town!In autobus e in tram giriamo la città!
Next stop!Prossima fermata!
Prossima fermata!Next stop!
Bus and tram, we ride around town!In autobus e in tram giriamo la città!
Look out of the window!Guarda dal finestrino!
Guarda dal finestrino!Look out of the window!
Press the button.Premi il pulsante.
Premi il pulsante!Press the button!
The doors open!Le porte si aprono!
Le porte si aprono!The doors open!
The doors close!Le porte si chiudono!
Le porte si chiudono!The doors close!
Is this our stop?È la nostra fermata?
È la nostra fermata?Is this our stop?
We get off here!Scendiamo qui!
Scendiamo qui!We get off here!
The tram!Il tram!
Il tram!The tram!
Let’s get on.Saliamo.
Saliamo!Let’s get on!
Where do we wait?Dove aspettiamo?
Alla fermata!At the bus stop!
What do we show?Cosa mostriamo?
Il biglietto!Ticket!
Hold on tight!Tieniti forte!
Tieniti forte!Hold on tight!
Bus and tram, we ride around town!In autobus e in tram giriamo la città!
Next stop!Prossima fermata!
Prossima fermata!Next stop!
Bus and tram, we ride around town!In autobus e in tram giriamo la città!
One stop, two stops!Una fermata, due!
Una fermata, due!One stop, two stops!
Get on!Sali!
Saliamo!Let’s get on!
Get off!Scendi!
Scendiamo!Let’s get off!
Please and thank you!Per favore, grazie!
Per favore, grazie!Please, thank you!
Where do we wait?Dove aspettiamo?
Alla fermata!At the bus stop!
What do we show?Cosa mostriamo?
Il biglietto!Ticket!
Hold on tight!Tieniti forte!
Tieniti forte!Hold on tight!
Bus and tram, we ride around town!In autobus e in tram giriamo la città!
Next stop!Prossima fermata!
Prossima fermata!Next stop!
Bus and tram, we ride around town!In autobus e in tram giriamo la città!
The bus and the tram!L’autobus e il tram!
L’autobus e il tram!The bus and the tram!
Ciao, town! Ciao, città!

Key Italian words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

ItalianEnglish
la fermatabus stop
l'autobusbus
il bigliettoticket
l'autistadriver
tieniti fortehold on tight
premi il pulsantepress the button
prossima fermatanext stop
le porte si apronothe doors open
le porte si chiudonothe doors close
scendiamo quiwe get off here
il tramtram

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “il biglietto”

    “il biglietto” (ticket) is sung on 5 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 2:45, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Practise stop, look and listen at the next street you cross.

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