Portuguese (Portugal) · Morning routine
Portuguese for your morning routine
Mornings repeat every day, in the same order: wake up, get dressed, breakfast, shoes on, out the door. That makes them ideal for Portuguese, because each step can carry one word or phrase. A song in the background while getting dressed can also take the edge off a rushed morning.
One word per step
You don't need full sentences. Good morning at the door, the Portuguese word for shoes at the shoe rack, water or milk at breakfast. Small and repeated beats ambitious and occasional.
A song for getting dressed
The clothes songs name each item as it goes on. Play one while your child gets dressed and name the clothes together.
Today is…
Older children can say the day of the week in Portuguese at breakfast. It takes seconds and builds a habit.
Portuguese words to start with
Words from the songs below that fit this moment. Tap one for pronunciation help and practice ideas.
| English | Portuguese | Sounds like ≈ |
|---|---|---|
| good morning | bom dia | bohng DEE-uh |
| clothes | a camisa, as calças, os sapatos… | kuh-MEE-zuh, KAHL-sush, suh-PAH-toosh… |
| shoes | os sapatos | oosh suh-PAH-toosh |
| milk | o leite | oo LAYT |
| the days of the week | segunda-feira, terça-feira, quarta-feira… | suh-GOON-duh FAY-ruh, TEHR-suh FAY-ruh, KWAR-tuh FAY-ruh… |
Portuguese songs for morning routine
Hand-picked from the Portuguese library. Songs marked Free are part of the free first unit; the rest are Premium.
Bom Dia
Good Morning · Greetings · Free
- bom dia · good morning
- como estás? · how are you?
- muito bem · very well
- obrigado · thank you
O Meu Dia
My Day · Daily Life · Premium
- acordar · wake up
- vestir-me · get dressed
- tomar o pequeno-almoço · eat breakfast
- brincar · to play
Visto-me Sozinho
I Get Dressed · Clothes · Premium
- roupa · clothes
- vestir-se · to get dressed
- camisa · shirt
- calças · pants
Os Meus Sapatos
My Shoes · Clothes · Premium
- sapatos · shoes
- meias · socks
- pés · feet
- andar · to walk
O Que É Que Visto?
What Do I Wear? · Clothes · Premium
- pôr · to put on
- casaco · coat
- frio · cold
- luvas · gloves
Hora do Banho
Bath Time · Daily Life · Premium
- água · water
- sabonete · soap
- bolhas de sabão · bubbles
- toalha · towel
Eu Adoro Comida
I Love Food · Food · Premium
- comida · food
- eu adoro · I love
- delicioso · tasty
- comer · to eat
Água e Leite
Water and Milk · Food · Premium
- água · water
- leite · milk
- beber · to drink
- copo · glass
Hoje É Segunda-Feira
Today is Monday · Days & Months · Premium
- hoje · today
- amanhã · tomorrow
- ontem · yesterday
- dia · day
Que Dia É Hoje?
What Day Is It? · Days & Months · Premium
- que dia é hoje? · what day is it?
- fim de semana · weekend
- domingo · Sunday
- sexta-feira · Friday
Quick tips
- Say good morning in Portuguese before anything else.
- Play the getting-dressed song while clothes go on.
- Ask "water or milk?" in Portuguese at breakfast.
- Say the day of the week in Portuguese on the way out.
Questions parents ask
We're always rushing. Is this realistic?
Yes, if you keep it tiny. One Portuguese word per step of the routine adds no time at all. Songs can play in the background while you do what you'd be doing anyway.
Which song should we start with?
Good morning, from the free greetings unit. It's free forever and fits the first minute of the day.
Sing it in Portuguese, free
The first unit, 6 greeting songs with lyrics and English translation, is free forever. No card needed. Premium unlocks all 134 songs.