“Ano Novo” — A New Year Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Ano Novo” (A New Year), kids sing key Portuguese words like ano novo, festejar, contar and abraço, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 15: Celebrations, 2:04 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A2
- Unit 15 · Dias de Festa
- ⏱ 2:04
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“Ano Novo” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| New Year! | Ano novo! |
| Ano novo! | New Year! |
| The new year is here! | O ano novo chegou! |
| O ano novo chegou! | The new year is here! |
| Let’s celebrate! | Vamos festejar! |
| Vamos festejar! | Let’s celebrate! |
| We celebrate together! | Vamos festejar juntos! |
| Vamos festejar juntos! | We celebrate together! |
| Count with me! | Conta comigo! |
| Conta comigo! | Count with me! |
| One, two, three! | Um, dois, três! |
| Um, dois, três! | One, two, three! |
| New Year, ano novo! | |
| Ano novo, New Year! | |
| Let’s celebrate, festejar! | |
| Vamos festejar! | Let’s celebrate! |
| Count, contar! | |
| Vamos contar! | Let’s count! |
| A hug, abraço! | |
| Um abraço para ti! | A hug for you! |
| New Year, ano novo, hooray! | |
| Happy New Year! | Feliz ano novo! |
| Feliz ano novo! | Happy New Year! |
| Let’s count the days! | Vamos contar os dias! |
| Vamos contar os dias! | Let’s count the days! |
| Give me a hug! | Dá-me um abraço! |
| Dá-me um abraço! | Give me a hug! |
| A big hug for you! | Um abraço grande para ti! |
| Um abraço grande para ti! | A big hug for you! |
| Are you ready? | Estás preparado? |
| Estás pronto? | Are you ready? |
| Let’s celebrate! | Vamos festejar! |
| Vamos festejar! | Let’s celebrate! |
| New Year, ano novo! | |
| Ano novo, New Year! | |
| Let’s celebrate, festejar! | |
| Vamos festejar! | Let’s celebrate! |
| Count, contar! | |
| Vamos contar! | Let’s count! |
| A hug, abraço! | |
| Um abraço para ti! | A hug for you! |
| New Year, ano novo, hooray! | |
| Ready? Count! | Vamos contar! |
| Vamos contar! | Ready? Count! |
| One! | Um! |
| Um! | One! |
| Two! | Dois! |
| Dois! | Two! |
| Three! | Três! |
| Três! | Three! |
| Hug and celebrate! | Abraço e festejar! |
| Abraço e festejar! | Hug and celebrate! |
| New Year, ano novo! | |
| Ano novo, New Year! | |
| Let’s celebrate, festejar! | |
| Vamos festejar! | Let’s celebrate! |
| Count, contar! | |
| Vamos contar! | Let’s count! |
| A hug, abraço! | |
| Um abraço para ti! | A hug for you! |
| New Year, ano novo, hooray! | |
| Feliz ano novo! Um abraço! | Happy New Year! A hug! |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| ano novo | new year |
| festejar | to celebrate |
| contar | to count |
| abraço | hug |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “ano novo”
“ano novo” (new year) is sung on 13 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 2:04, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Make a party hat and wear it while singing along.
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