Italian words for kids · Greetings & manners
How to say “good morning” in Italian
A morning greeting is easy to make a daily habit, because the moment it belongs to happens every single day.
Good morning in Italian
buongiorno
Sounds like ≈ bwohn-JOR-noh
Good to know: Written as one word. It's used through the morning and early afternoon, then people switch to buonasera.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Italian songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Buongiorno! — Buongiorno!
Good morning! Good morning!
from Buongiorno (Good Morning)
Buongiorno? No, arrivederci!
Good morning? No, goodbye!
from Arrivederci, Amici (Goodbye, Friends)
Buongiorno!
Good morning!
from Al Mercato (At the Market)
2 songs that teach it
“Good morning” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Italian with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Ciao, Come Stai?, Arrivederci, Amici, Dieci Uccellini, Rosso Come una Mela, Gli Animali, Il Gatto e il Cane, Alla Fattoria, Mamma e Papà and 6 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Say buongiorno at the bedroom door every morning before anything else, and wait for your child to answer it back.
- 2Open the curtains together and greet the sun, the sky and the street with buongiorno.
- 3Play the greeting song while getting dressed; within a week most kids start singing the first line on their own.
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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.