“Per Favore e Grazie” — Please and Thank You Song in Italian for Kids

In “Per Favore e Grazie” (Please and Thank You), kids sing key Italian words like per favore, grazie, prego and scusa, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇮🇹 Italian
Level: Beginner
Unit 1 · Ciao!
⏱ 2:00
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“Per Favore e Grazie” 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
One, two, three, let's play!	Uno, due, tre, giochiamo!
How do we say please in Italian today?	Come si dice please in italiano oggi?
Say "please"!	Di’ “per favore”!
Per favore!	Please!
Say "please"!	Di’ “per favore”!
Per favore!	Please!
When you want a toy, what do you say?	Quando vuoi un giocattolo, cosa dici?
Per favore, every day!
Say "thank you"!	Di’ “grazie”!
Grazie!	Thank you!
Say "thank you"!	Di’ “grazie”!
Grazie!	Thank you!
When someone helps you out today?	Quando qualcuno ti aiuta oggi?
Grazie, grazie, I will say!
Per favore means please!
Grazie means thank you!
Sing it back, easy as can be!	Ricantalo, è facilissimo!
Per favore! Grazie!	Please! Thank you!
Friendly words for you and me!	Parole gentili per te e per me!
Say "you're welcome"!	Di’ “prego”!
Prego!	You’re welcome!
Say "you're welcome"!	Di’ “prego”!
Prego!	You’re welcome!
Say "sorry"!	Di’ “scusa”!
Scusa!	Sorry!
Say "sorry"!	Di’ “scusa”!
Scusa!	Sorry!
Oops, I made a small mistake!	Ops, ho fatto un piccolo errore!
Scusa, scusa, for goodness sake!
Per favore means please!
Grazie means thank you!
Sing it back, easy as can be!	Ricantalo, è facilissimo!
Per favore! Grazie!	Please! Thank you!
Friendly words for you and me!	Parole gentili per te e per me!
Per favore!	Please, please, please!
Please, please, please!	Per favore!
Grazie!	Thank you!
Thank you so much!	Grazie mille!
Prego!	You’re welcome!
You're welcome, my dear!	Prego, tesoro!
Scusa!	Sorry!
All clean and clear!	Tutto chiaro e pulito!
Per favore means please!
Grazie means thank you!
Sing it back, easy as can be!	Ricantalo, è facilissimo!
Per favore! Grazie!	Please! Thank you!
Friendly words for you and me!	Parole gentili per te e per me!
Scusa, prego, per favore, grazie!	Sorry, you’re welcome, please, thank you!
Scusa, prego, per favore, grazie!	Sorry, you’re welcome, please, thank you!
Ciao, ciao! Bye bye!

Key Italian words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Italian	English
per favore	please
grazie	thank you
prego	you're welcome
scusa	sorry

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “per favore”s
“per favore” means “please” and comes up on 12 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
2
Pause between the call and the answer
The song moves back and forth between English and Italian. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Italian answer before the song sings it.
3
Make it a routine
At 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Act it out with two soft toys: one says the Italian line, the other answers.