Italiano
Italian first words and phrases for toddlers
1,000+ illustrated words and 500+ everyday phrases in Italian, each one spoken by a woman and a man, both native Italian voices — so you can hear it before you say it. Ages 0–5. Free to start.
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$9.99 once unlocks it all — no subscription.
Ti voglio bene.
“I love you.”
Hear it in Italian
Both clips are the app’s own audio. Tap one, then say it yourself — that second part is the one that counts.
The phrases library
Say these today.
Eight real cards from the free set, grouped by the moment they belong to. The Italian is exactly what the app shows; the English underneath is for you. Tap a voice, then say it out loud to your child — that is the whole method.
Mealtime
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Ancora, per favore.
“More, please.”
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Ho finito.
“All done.”
Bedtime
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Buonanotte, dormi bene.
“Good night, sleep tight.”
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Ho paura del buio.
“I'm afraid of the dark.”
Playtime
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Dov'è finito?
“Where did it go?”
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Eccoti!
“There you are!”
Big Feelings
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Sono felice!
“I'm happy!”
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Sono triste.
“I'm sad.”
All 500+ phrases, grouped by moment: the phrases library.
The words library
First words, in three stages.
The word library is 1,000+ illustrated cards across three stages you pick for your child. Here are twenty-four of them in Italian — the ones with pictures are free; tap a voice.
First Words 0–24 months
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latte
milk
Food & Drink
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cane
dog
Animals
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mamma
mama
People
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palla
ball
Toys
Also in this stage, in the full library
acqua
water
Food & Drink
mela
apple
Food & Drink
luna
moon
Nature & Weather
uccello
bird
Animals
Growing Words 2–3 years
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arcobaleno
rainbow
Nature & Weather
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pinguino
penguin
Animals
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castello
castle
Places
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saltare
jump
Actions
Also in this stage, in the full library
scuola
school
Places
condividere
share
Actions
dottoressa
doctor
People
lavarsi le mani
wash hands
Actions
Word Builder 3–5 years
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astronauta
astronaut
People
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vulcano
volcano
Nature & Weather
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torcia
flashlight
Home
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pavone
peacock
Animals
Also in this stage, in the full library
colibrì
hummingbird
Animals
sirena
mermaid
People
coraggioso
brave
Feelings
festeggiare
celebrate
Actions
Prefer paper? Printable Italian flashcards — 110 free cards to print at home.
All 1,000+ words, grouped by category: the words library.
The whole library, not a smaller edition
What’s inside for Italian.
- 1,000+ words in 16 categories — Animals, Food & Drink, Body, Home, Vehicles, Feelings, and ten more.
- Three age stages — First Words (0–24 months), Growing Words (2–3 years), Word Builder (3–5 years). You choose; the app never quietly moves your child on.
- 500+ phrases in 9 themes — I Want & I Need, Look at This!, How I Feel, Talk With Me, and five more.
- Two native Italian voices on every card — a woman’s and a man’s voice on every word and every phrase, all in the app, so nothing needs a signal.
- Italian comes with every other supported language — English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Korean and Russian are in the same app, at the same one price. Switch language on the card itself, without losing your place.
- 75 words and 35 phrases free, forever — 25 words for each stage, all in Italian, with both voices and their pictures.
Why families open these cards
For nonna e nonno.
For a lot of families the Italian cards are about one person: a grandmother in Puglia, a nonno who calls on Sunday, an aunt who visits in August. The video call comes, and the child has a wave and nothing to say into it. Over time the calls get shorter.
Three or four things a child can produce on cue change that call: Ciao, nonna!, Ti voglio bene, the name of the dog. Nobody on that call is counting vocabulary. They are noticing that the child turned toward the voice and answered in its language.
It works in the other direction too. Show the grandparent the card, let them say arcobaleno into the phone in their own Italian, and let your child hear a voice they love saying it. The app is the prompt; the family is the point. With up to four child profiles, an older sibling and a baby keep their own lists.
What’s on the cards
How the Italian sounds and reads.
- Ti voglio bene, not ti amo. The “I love you” card says Ti voglio bene — the thing a parent says to a child and a child says back — not the ti amo of films. Where Italian has a family word and a dictionary word, the card has the family word.
- The word follows the picture. Italian adjectives agree with who is speaking, so the card showing a girl reads Sono arrabbiata! and Sono stanca, while a card about a boy reads arrabbiato. When you say it about your own child, change the ending to fit them — the app is handing you the sentence, not correcting your version of it.
- No article on the word card. The card says cane, latte, arcobaleno — none of the 1,000+ word cards begins with il, la or un. The picture already says which thing it is, and the article changes with the sentence, so it lives in the phrases library instead.
- Per favore, twenty-five times. Ancora, per favore. — 25 phrases carry per favore, and they are the child’s lines. The cards teach the asking as a whole sentence, the way it is actually said at the table.
- Mamma, papà, nonna, nonno. The people cards use the names a child says. The doctor on the card is a woman, so the card says dottoressa; the reflexive stays on the verb cards where Italian keeps it, lavarsi le mani.
- Two Italian voices, on every card. Every word and every phrase is spoken twice — in a woman’s native Italian voice and in a man’s — and both live in the app at no extra cost. Whichever parent is doing bedtime, there is a voice on the card that sounds a little like them.
Questions parents ask
Italian questions.
Why does the card say Ti voglio bene and not Ti amo?
Because that is what Italian families say. Ti voglio bene is the love between a parent and a child, grandparents and grandchildren, close friends; ti amo is for partners. The card carries the sentence a child will hear at home and say back.
Is Italian included in the free version?
Yes. The free set is 75 words and 35 phrases, and it is the same in every supported language, with both voices. No account, no trial clock, no ads. Italian is never the paid add-on; the one $9.99 purchase opens the rest of both libraries in every supported language at once.
We speak Italian and English at home. Can the app do both?
Yes. Language is set per child profile, and you can switch it right on the card, without losing your place, so the same picture can be latte and then milk. You can keep up to four child profiles, each with its own language and its own progress.
Everything else — teaching a language you don’t speak, screen time for a baby, what the $9.99 unlocks — is answered on the FAQ.
Simple Words, Special Moments
Start with one word.
75 words and 35 phrases are free, forever — in Italian, with both voices. One $9.99 purchase opens the rest of the 1,000+ words and 500+ phrases, in all eight languages at once. No subscription, nothing renews.
Same app, same card
More languages.
Italian sits alongside every other supported language in the same app, on the same card. If your family runs on two of them, both are already here.