Italian words for kids · Animals
How to say “bird” in Italian
Birds are easy to spot every day, from the window or on a walk, and counting little birds is an old favorite in children's songs.
Bird in Italian
l'uccellino
Sounds like ≈ loo-chel-LEE-noh
Good to know: Uccellino is the small, sweet form the songs use ("little bird"); a bird in general is l'uccello (oo-CHEL-loh).
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Italian songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Ciao, ciao, uccellino!
Bye-bye, little bird!
from Dieci Uccellini (Ten Little Birds)
L'uccellino è piccolo!
The bird is small!
from Gli Animali (The Animals)
L'uccellino suona il flauto.
The bird plays the flute.
from L'Orchestra degli Animali (The Animal Orchestra)
The song that teaches it
“Bird” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Italian with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Gli Animali, Cosa Dice l'Animale?, L'Orchestra degli Animali.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Count the birds you can see from the window in Italian.
- 2Flap your arms and fly around the room as uccellino, landing when the music stops.
- 3Put out a few crumbs and watch who comes; say uccellino for each visitor.
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“Bird” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Italianhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Italian songs with your family.