Acquario
by Ultimo
A card set entirely inside a flat: frigo, armadio, sedia, cucina, sveglia, spesa. If your Italian copes in a restaurant and collapses at home, this closes the gap. frigo repays a second look, because it is frigorifero with the end cut off. Italian shortens long words constantly, and once you expect the habit a lot of apparently unknown vocabulary resolves into words you already know. Two commands sit here in contrasting shapes, abbracciami with the pronoun welded on and butta i kiwi without, plus a future in le rifarò. B1- is fair: short lines, ordinary words, and Ultimo sings them clearly.
How to study this song
Learning “Acquario” means 83 entries at B1- — 37 Italian words, 10 adjectives and 36 verb forms, every one taken from what the song actually says. Start with the glossary: tempo, lista and frigo come up again and again, so they are the ones to know first. This one leans on its verbs: 36 distinct forms against 10 adjectives, so conjugation is where the effort goes. At this level part of the list will already be familiar; the rest is what closes the gap.
The words of this song, in several languages
Every word below is taken from this song and translated by us. Nothing here is the lyric itself — these are the individual words you need in order to follow it.
Vocabulary
| IT | EN | ES | FR | PT | NL | DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tempo | time | tiempo | temps | tempo |
What this song teaches you
Level · B1-
- Vocabulary words
- 37
- Adjectives
- 10
- Word combos
- 10
- Expressions
- 11
- Verb forms
- 37
- Quiz questions
- 35
Background
About the song
“Acquario” is a 2026 Italian pop single by Ultimo, a Roman singer-songwriter known for emotional, piano-driven ballads and a devoted young fanbase. His heartfelt style has made him one of Italy’s biggest live draws.
Ultimo — Niccolò Moriconi, from Rome — won the young-artists section of Sanremo in 2018 and finished second the following year, and his songs have kept the same shape ever since: piano, voice, a slow build.
The title carries two readings at once, the aquarium and the star sign Aquarius, which is the kind of double meaning Italian pop enjoys. At B1- the language is plain and the tempo is merciful, which makes this one of the better entry points in the Italian part of the catalog.
Released on 9 January 2026 on his own label, Ultimo Records, it is the first single from his seventh studio album, “Il giorno che aspettavo”. He wrote and composed it alone and produced it with Matteo Nesi, known as Yoshi; the video is by the directing duo YouNuts!.
Did you know?
Ultimo rose to prominence after strong showings at the Sanremo Music Festival and has gone on to fill stadiums across Italy.
Charts & streaming
Ultimo is among the biggest live draws in Italy, the first Italian artist to sell out multiple nights at San Siro and the Stadio Olimpico in a single tour, and every studio album he has released has been certified platinum or higher at home.