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How to say “blue” in Italian
Blue comes with two big, always-there examples: the sky and the sea. That gives kids an easy picture to hang the word on.
Blue in Italian
azzurro
Sounds like ≈ ahd-DZOOR-roh
Good to know: Italian has two everyday blues: azzurro for light, sky blue, and blu for darker blue. Both appear in the songs.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Italian songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Rosso, blu, giallo, verde!
Red, blue, yellow, green!
from Colori Dappertutto (Colors Everywhere)
Il mare è azzurro!
The sea is blue!
from Il Cielo È Azzurro (Blue is the Sky)
2 songs that teach it
“Blue” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Italian with its English meaning.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Each morning, look up and ask whether the sky is azzurro today.
- 2At bath time, name blue things in the water: cups, boats, bubbles under a blue light.
- 3Build a tower using only blue blocks and say azzurro for each block you add.
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“Blue” in other languages
Sing it in Italian, free
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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.