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Italian · Unit 21 · Lettere e Suoni

Italian abc & first sounds printables for kids

Lyric sheets and word cards for the 4 songs in this unit, every line with its English meaning. Free to print for home and classroom.

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Song 1 · The Alphabet Song

L'Alfabeto

Words on the cards

  • l'alfabeto · alphabet
  • la lettera · letter
  • ci · C
  • gi · G
  • acca · H
  • erre · R
  • zeta · Z
  • le lettere straniere · foreign letters
  • canta con me · sing with me
  • ancora · again

First lines

A, A — alphabet!
 
L’alfabeto! Sing with me!
 
A, bi, ci, di, e,
 
Eff, gi — say it with me!
 
Lyric sheetWord cards

Italian song lyrics · Unit 21

L'Alfabeto

“The Alphabet Song”

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SingWhat it means
  • A, A — alphabet!
  • L’alfabeto! Sing with me!
  • A, bi, ci, di, e,
  • Eff, gi — say it with me!
  • E? E!
  • C? Ci!
  • G? Gi!
  • H? Acca!
  • I? I!
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Italianl'alfabetoalphabet
EnglishalphabetFind the Italian word!
Italianla letteraletter
EnglishletterFind the Italian word!
ItalianciC
EnglishCFind the Italian word!

Song 2 · The Vowel Song

Le Vocali

Words on the cards

  • le vocali · vowels
  • l'ape · bee
  • l'elefante · elephant
  • l'isola · island
  • l'orso · bear
  • l'uva · grapes
  • apri la bocca · open your mouth
  • canta con me · sing with me

First lines

Ready?
Pronti?
Pronti?
Ready?
English!
Inglese!
Italiano!
Italian!
Lyric sheetWord cards

Italian song lyrics · Unit 21

Le Vocali

“The Vowel Song”

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SingWhat it means
  • Ready?Pronti?
  • Pronti?Ready?
  • English!Inglese!
  • Italiano!Italian!
  • A, E, I, O, U!
  • A is for bee.A come ape.
  • A come ape.A is for bee.
  • The bee is here.L’ape è qui.
  • L’ape è qui.The bee is here.
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Italianle vocalivowels
EnglishvowelsFind the Italian word!
Italianl'apebee
EnglishbeeFind the Italian word!
Italianl'elefanteelephant
EnglishelephantFind the Italian word!

Song 3 · A Is for…

A come Ape

Words on the cards

  • l'ape · bee
  • il cane · dog
  • il delfino · dolphin
  • la farfalla · butterfly
  • il gatto · cat
  • la luna · moon
  • la mela · apple
  • il pesce · fish
  • il sole · sun
  • la tartaruga · turtle
  • la zebra · zebra

First lines

A is for…?
A come…?
Ape! L’ape — bee!
 
A come ape!
A is for bee!
Bee, bee, bee!
Ape, ape, ape!
Lyric sheetWord cards

Italian song lyrics · Unit 21

A come Ape

“A Is for…”

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SingWhat it means
  • A is for…?A come…?
  • Ape! L’ape — bee!
  • A come ape!A is for bee!
  • Bee, bee, bee!Ape, ape, ape!
  • C is for…?C come…?
  • Cane! Il cane — dog!
  • C come cane!
  • Woof, hello!Bau, ciao!
  • D is for…?D come…?
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Italianl'apebee
EnglishbeeFind the Italian word!
Italianil canedog
EnglishdogFind the Italian word!
Italianil delfinodolphin
EnglishdolphinFind the Italian word!

Song 4 · Special Sounds

Gli, Gn e le Doppie

Words on the cards

  • la famiglia · family
  • il coniglio · rabbit
  • la foglia · leaf
  • il ragno · spider
  • la montagna · mountain
  • la mamma · mom
  • il nonno · grandpa
  • il gelato · ice cream
  • ciao · hi
  • la chiave · key

First lines

Ready, ready? Pronti, via!
 
Ciao, ciao! Say hi!
 
Family!
La famiglia!
La famiglia!
The family!
Lyric sheetWord cards

Italian song lyrics · Unit 21

Gli, Gn e le Doppie

“Special Sounds”

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SingWhat it means
  • Ready, ready? Pronti, via!
  • Ciao, ciao! Say hi!
  • Family!La famiglia!
  • La famiglia!The family!
  • Famiglia, say it slow!
  • Fa-mi-glia! Go, go, go!
  • Rabbit!Il coniglio!
  • Il coniglio!The rabbit!
  • Little rabbit, where’d you go?Coniglietto, dove sei andato?
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Italianla famigliafamily
EnglishfamilyFind the Italian word!
Italianil conigliorabbit
EnglishrabbitFind the Italian word!
Italianla foglialeaf
EnglishleafFind the Italian word!

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