Unit 8 · Os Sentimentos · A1 · Premium
Portuguese Feelings Songs for Kids
Happy, sad, how do you feel? These Portuguese songs give children words for big feelings, sung gently, with each line's meaning on screen.
4 songs · 15 key words · lyrics with English translation on every song
The feelings songs
Estou Feliz
I Am Happy · 2:01 · Premium
feliz, sorriso, rir, contente
Se Estás Contente
If You're Happy · 2:21 · Premium
contente, bater palmas, mãos, pé
Às Vezes Triste
Sometimes Sad · 2:00 · Premium
triste, chorar, às vezes, abraço
Como Te Sentes?
How Do You Feel? · 2:01 · Premium
como te sentes?, zangado, com medo, cansado
Portuguese feelings words from these songs
Every key word and phrase across the unit, with its English meaning.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| feliz | happy |
| sorriso | smile |
| rir | to laugh |
| contente | glad |
| bater palmas | to clap |
| mãos | hands |
| pé | foot |
| triste | sad |
| chorar | to cry |
| às vezes | sometimes |
| abraço | hug |
| como te sentes? | how do you feel? |
| zangado | angry |
| com medo | scared |
| cansado | tired |
Tips for parents
- Ask “how do you feel?” in Portuguese at a calm moment of the day, and answer it yourself too.
- Make faces for each feeling in the song and let your child copy them in a mirror.
- Use the words when feelings actually happen: naming a feeling is a calming skill in any language.
Questions parents ask
- Are feelings songs good for toddlers?
- Yes. Toddlers are just learning to name feelings in their first language, so hearing simple feeling words in a song, with actions and faces, fits right in.
- Which Portuguese words are in these feelings songs?
- 15 key words and phrases, including feliz (happy), sorriso (smile), rir (to laugh), contente (glad), bater palmas (to clap), mãos (hands), pé (foot), triste (sad). The full list is above, and every song page shows the complete lyrics with translation.
- Are the Portuguese feelings 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 2:00 and 2:21 each, about 8 minutes for all 4. Short enough to replay, which is where most of the learning happens.
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