Italian for Kids

Italian

Countries Spoken – Italy and ?; Continent – Europe

Numbers

One	Uno		Eleven	Undici		Thirty	Trenta
Two	Due		Twelve	Dodici		Forty	Quaranta
Three	Tre		Thirteen	Tredici		Fifty	Cinquanta
Four	Quattro		Fourteen	Quattordici		Sixty	Sessanta
Five	Cinque		Fifteen	Quindici		Seventy	Settanta
Six	Sei		Sixteen	Sedici		Eighty	Ottanta
Seven	Sette		Seventeen	Diciassette		Ninety	Novanta
Eight	Otto		Eighteen	Diciotto		One Hundred	Cento
Nine	Nove		Nineteen	Diciannove
Ten	Dieci		Twenty	Venti,

The numder rule for 21-29, 31-39 etc is as follows…

eg. Ventuno, ventidue,
vent- if the rest begins with a vowel
venti – if the rest begins with a consonant

For postions or places the following apply…

First	Primo
Second	Secondo
Third	Terzo
Fourth	Quarto
Fifth	Quinto

Alphabet

Where N/A is put in, no equivalent to the English exists in this language. The sounds are phonetic.

A	B	C	D	E
uh	bee	chi	dih	eh
F	G	H	I	J
effeh	gee	acca	ee	N/A
K	L	M	N	O
N/A	elleh	emmeh	enneh	oh
P	Q	R	S	T
pee	coo	erreh	esseh	tee
U	V	W	X	Y
oo	vee	N/A	N/A	N/A
Z
tzeta

Days and Months

January	Gennaio		Monday	Lunedí
February	Febbraio		Tuesday	Martedí
March	Marzo		Wednesday	Mercoledí
April	Aprile		Thursday	Giovedí
May	Maggio		Friday	Venerdí
June	Giugno		Saturday	Sabato
July	Luglio		Sunday	Domenica
August	Agosto
September	Settembre		Morning	Mattino
October	Ottobre		Afternoon	Pomeriggio
November	Novembre		Evening	Sera
December	Dicembre		Night	Notte

eg Sunday Evening would be Domenica Sera

Greetings

Hello	Ciao
Goodbye	Ciao
How are you	Come stai?
Good Morning	Buongiorno
Good Afternoon	Buongiorno/Buonasera
Good Evening	Buonasera
Good Night	Buona Notte

Relations

Mummy	Mamma
Daddy	Papá/Babbo
Sister	Sorella
Brother	Fratello
Uncle	Zio
Aunt	Zia
Baby	Bebé
Grandma	Nonna
Grandpa	Nonno
Cousin	Cugino/a (o for a boy, a or a girl)

Weather

It is… sunny	C’é il sole
windy	C’é vento
rainy	Piove
cloudy	É nuvoloso
hot	Fa caldo
cold	Fa freddo

Colours

Red	Rosso
Yellow	Giallo
Blue	Blu
Green	Verde
Purple	Viola
Orange	Arancione
Pink	Rosa
Brown	Marrone
Grey	Grigio
Black	Nero
White	Bianco

Size and Shape

Small	Piccolo
Large	Grande
Tiny	Piccolissimo
Huge	Enorme
Square	Quadrato
Rectangle	Rettangolo
Triangle	Triangolo
circle	Cerchio
oval	Ell issi

Directions

North	Nord
South	Sud
East	Est
West	Ovest
Left	Sinistra
Right	Destra
Up	Su
Down	Giú
High	Alto
Low	Basso

Question starters

When	Quando
Where	Dove
Why	Perché
How	Come
Who	Chi
What	Cosa

Short phrases to follow but we need to think them up first!