Unit 28 · Tenho, Há, Onde Está? · A1 · Premium
Portuguese Everyday Sentence Songs for Kids
I have…, there is…, where is…?, whose is it?: the next sentences a child needs after I like and I want. These Portuguese songs build them inside games — a mystery box, hide-and-seek, a lost-and-found basket — with every line next to its English meaning.
4 songs · 42 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The everyday sentence songs
Eu Tenho, Tu Tens
I Have, You Have · 2:20 · Premium
tenho, tenho uma bola, tenho duas mãos, tens…?
O Que Há na Caixa?
What's in the Box? · 2:35 · Premium
o que há na caixa?, há, há um…?, sim há
Onde Estás?
Where Are You? · 2:10 · Premium
as escondidas, conto até dez, lá vou eu, onde estás?
De Quem É?
Whose Is It? · 2:15 · Premium
de quem é?, é meu, é teu, é dele
Portuguese everyday sentence words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| tenho | I have |
| tenho uma bola | I have a ball |
| tenho duas mãos | I have two hands |
| tens…? | do you have…? |
| sim tenho | yes I do |
| não tenho | I don't have |
| um irmão | a brother |
| uma irmã mais nova | a little sister |
| um gato | a cat |
| um chapéu novo | a new hat |
| quantos tens? | how many do you have? |
| o que há na caixa? | what's in the box? |
| há | there is |
| há um…? | is there a…? |
| sim há | yes there is |
| não há | no there isn't |
| há três | there are three |
| a caixa | the box |
| uma surpresa | a surprise |
| vamos ver | let's look |
| um cãozinho | a puppy |
| as escondidas | hide-and-seek |
| conto até dez | I count to ten |
| lá vou eu | ready or not |
| onde estás? | where are you? |
| estou aqui | I'm here |
| onde está…? | where is…? |
| ali | over there |
| aqui está | here it is |
| está ali | there it is |
| onde estão os meus sapatos? | where are my shoes? |
| encontrei-te | I found you |
| de quem é? | whose is it? |
| é meu | it's mine |
| é teu | it's yours |
| é dele | it's his |
| é dela | it's hers |
| onde está o meu…? | where is my…? |
| tens o meu…? | do you have my…? |
| há uma meia | there is a sock |
| o meu cachecol | my scarf |
| aqui tens | here you are |
Tips for parents
- Turn the songs into real games: hide a toy and ask where it is in Portuguese, or fill a box and guess what's inside.
- Answer with the full sentence from the song (I have a ball, it's over there) so your child hears the whole pattern, not just the word.
- Swap roles: let your child ask the question and you answer, so they practise both halves.
Questions parents ask
- Why sentences and not just words?
- A sentence frame like I have… or where is…? works with every word your child already knows, so each new word becomes something they can actually say. Singing the frame over and over makes it automatic.
- Which Portuguese words are in these everyday sentence songs?
- 42 key words and phrases, including tenho (I have), tenho uma bola (I have a ball), tenho duas mãos (I have two hands), tens…? (do you have…?), sim tenho (yes I do), não tenho (I don't have), um irmão (a brother), uma irmã mais nova (a little sister). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the Portuguese everyday sentence songs free?
- The lyrics, translations and word lists here are free to read. Playing the songs is part of Premium, which you can try free for 7 days. The first unit, greeting songs, is free forever.
- How long are the songs?
- Between 2:10 and 2:35 each, about 9 minutes for all 4. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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