“Um Chapéu Muito Grande” — A Big Hat Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Um Chapéu Muito Grande” (A Big Hat), kids sing key Portuguese words like chapéu, grande, cabeça and sol, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 9: Clothes, 1:53 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A1
- Unit 9 · A Roupa
- ⏱ 1:53
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“Um Chapéu Muito Grande” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hat! | Chapéu! |
| Chapéu! | Hat! |
| Big hat! | Chapéu grande! |
| Chapéu grande! | Big hat! |
| On your head! | Na cabeça! |
| Na cabeça! | On your head! |
| The sun is up! | O sol está lá! |
| O sol está lá! | The sun is up there! |
| Put the hat on! | Põe o chapéu! |
| Põe o chapéu! | Put the hat on! |
| Is it big? | É grande? |
| Sim, é grande! | Yes, it’s big! |
| Hat, hat! | Chapéu, chapéu! |
| Chapéu, chapéu! | Hat, hat! |
| Big, big! | Grande, grande! |
| Grande, grande! | Big, big! |
| Head, head! | Cabeça, cabeça! |
| Cabeça, cabeça! | Head, head! |
| Sun, sun! | Sol, sol! |
| Sol, sol! | Sun, sun! |
| Chapéu grande na cabeça, | A big hat on my head, |
| Brilha o sol, que bom passeio! | The sun is shining, what a lovely walk! |
| What is this? | O que é isto? |
| É um chapéu! | It’s a hat! |
| Is it big? | É grande? |
| Sim, é grande! | Yes, it’s big! |
| Where does it go? | Onde é que vai? |
| Vai na cabeça! | It goes on your head! |
| What is in the sky? | O que está no céu? |
| O sol está no céu! | The sun is in the sky! |
| I like my hat! | Gosto do meu chapéu! |
| Gosto do meu chapéu! | I like my hat! |
| It keeps me cool! | Mantém-me fresquinho! |
| Dá sombra à cabeça! | It shades my head! |
| Hat, hat! | Chapéu, chapéu! |
| Chapéu, chapéu! | Hat, hat! |
| Big, big! | Grande, grande! |
| Grande, grande! | Big, big! |
| Head, head! | Cabeça, cabeça! |
| Cabeça, cabeça! | Head, head! |
| Sun, sun! | Sol, sol! |
| Sol, sol! | Sun, sun! |
| Chapéu grande na cabeça, | A big hat on my head, |
| Brilha o sol, que bom passeio! | The sun is shining, what a lovely walk! |
| Big hat! | Chapéu grande! |
| Chapéu grande! | Big hat! |
| On my head! | Na cabeça! |
| Na cabeça! | On my head! |
| Hello, sun! | Olá, sol! |
| Olá, sol! | Hello, sun! |
| Vamos passear! | Let’s go for a walk! |
| Hat, hat! | Chapéu, chapéu! |
| Chapéu, chapéu! | Hat, hat! |
| Big, big! | Grande, grande! |
| Grande, grande! | Big, big! |
| Head, head! | Cabeça, cabeça! |
| Cabeça, cabeça! | Head, head! |
| Sun, sun! | Sol, sol! |
| Sol, sol! | Sun, sun! |
| Chapéu grande na cabeça, | A big hat on my head, |
| Brilha o sol, que bom passeio! | The sun is shining, what a lovely walk! |
| Hat! Chapéu! Big! Grande! | |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| chapéu | hat |
| grande | big |
| cabeça | head |
| sol | sun |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “chapéu”
“chapéu” (hat) is sung on 12 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.
- 2
Split the parts
Once the song is familiar, you sing the English lines and your child sings the Portuguese ones, then swap. It turns listening into speaking.
- 3
Make it a routine
At 1:53, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hold up two clothes and ask your child to pick the one the song just named.
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