“Dove Sei?” — Where Are You Song in Italian for Kids
In “Dove Sei?” (Where Are You?), kids sing key Italian words like nascondino, conto fino a dieci, pronti o no arrivo and dove sei?, going back and forth between English and Italian, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 28: I Have, There Is, Where Is?, 2:05 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇮🇹 Italian
- Level: A1
- Unit 28 · Ho, C'è, Dov'è?
- ⏱ 2:05
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“Dove Sei?” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Italian is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hide-and-seek! | Nascondino! |
| Nascondino! | Hide-and-seek! |
| I count to ten. | Conto fino a dieci. |
| Conto fino a dieci. | I count to ten. |
| Uno, due, tre, four, five, sei, | |
| Sette, eight, nove, ten! | |
| Ready or not! | Pronti o no! |
| Pronti o no, arrivo! | Ready or not, here I come! |
| Where are you? | Dove sei? |
| Dove sei? | Where are you? |
| I'm here! | Sono qui! |
| Sono qui! | I'm here! |
| Where are you? Dove sei? | |
| Sono qui! Sono qui! | I’m here! I’m here! |
| Where are you? Dove sei? | |
| I'm right here, sono qui! | |
| Here and there, qui e là, | |
| Hide and seek, si gioca qua! | |
| Dove sei? Sono qui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Dove sei? Sono qui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Where is Teddy? | Dov’è Teddy? |
| Dov’è Teddy? | Where is Teddy? |
| Over there! | Laggiù! |
| Laggiù, sotto il letto! | Over there, under the bed! |
| There he is! | Eccolo là! |
| Eccolo là! | There he is! |
| Where are my shoes? | Dove sono le mie scarpe? |
| Dove sono le mie scarpe? | Where are my shoes? |
| Here they are! | Eccole qui! |
| Eccole qui! | Here they are! |
| Where is the ball? | Dov’è la palla? |
| Dov’è la palla? | Where is the ball? |
| Here it is! | Eccola qui! |
| Eccola qui! | Here it is! |
| Where are you? Dove sei? | |
| Sono qui! Sono qui! | I’m here! I’m here! |
| Where are you? Dove sei? | |
| I'm right here, sono qui! | |
| Here and there, qui e là, | |
| Hide and seek, si gioca qua! | |
| Dove sei? Sono qui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Dove sei? Sono qui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| I found you! | Ti ho trovato! |
| Ti ho trovato! | I found you! |
| Ah-ha-ha! You found me! | Ah-ah-ah! Mi hai trovato! |
| Now you hide, count to ten! | Ora nasconditi tu, conta fino a dieci! |
| Conto fino a dieci! | I count to ten! |
| Eccolo qui! Eccola là! | Here he is! There she is! |
| Eccole qui! Let’s play again! | |
| Where are you? Dove sei? | |
| Sono qui! Sono qui! | I’m here! I’m here! |
| Where are you? Dove sei? | |
| I’m right here, sono qui! | |
| Here and there, qui e là, | |
| Hide and seek, si gioca qua! | |
| Dove sei? Sono qui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Dove sei? Sono qui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Nascondino! One more time! | |
Key Italian words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Italian | English |
|---|---|
| nascondino | hide-and-seek |
| conto fino a dieci | I count to ten |
| pronti o no arrivo | ready or not |
| dove sei? | where are you? |
| sono qui | I'm here |
| dov'è…? | where is…? |
| laggiù | over there |
| eccolo qui | here it is |
| eccolo là | there it is |
| dove sono le mie scarpe? | where are my shoes? |
| ti ho trovato | I found you |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “sono qui”s
“sono qui” means “I'm here” and comes up on 10 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 2:05, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Play hide-and-seek and call out the song's question while you search.
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