Italian words for kids · Animals
How to say “horse” in Italian
Horses belong to the farm-animal set, and "galloping" around the room is one of the best ways to burn off energy while learning a word.
Horse in Italian
il cavallo
Sounds like ≈ eel kah-VAHL-loh
Good to know: Plural: i cavalli. A pony is un pony, just like English.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Italian songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Un cavallo grande!
A big horse!
from Alla Fattoria (On the Farm)
Ecco il cavallo!
Here's the horse!
from Gli Animali (The Animals)
The song that teaches it
“Horse” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Italian with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Gli Animali.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Gallop around the room as horses and stop when you hear cavallo.
- 2Do a piggyback ride and call it a cavallo ride.
- 3Line up farm toys and find the cavallo first.
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“Horse” 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.