“Tens Fome?” — Are You Hungry Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “Tens Fome?” (Are You Hungry?), kids sing key Portuguese words like fome, pão, queijo and sim, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
Level: A1
Unit 7 · A Comida
⏱ 2:00
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“Tens Fome?” lyrics with English translation

Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.

Song lyrics with translation. Portuguese lines are shown in teal.
Sung	Meaning
Are you hungry? — Tens fome?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sim, tenho fome!
Bread, please! — Pão, por favor!
Would you like some bread? — Queres pão?
Yes, please! — Sim, por favor!
Bread is pão; say it once more!
Pão, pão, pão — now we know!
Are you hungry? — Tens fome?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sim, tenho fome!
Bread and cheese? — Pão e queijo!
Yes, please! — Sim, por favor!
Fome means hunger, pão means bread,
Queijo means cheese — sing it again!
Tens fome? Sim, tenho fome!	Are you hungry? Yes, I’m hungry!
Pão e queijo — que bom!	Bread and cheese — yummy!
Do you want cheese? — Queres queijo?
Yes, I do! — Sim, quero!
A little cheese? — Um bocadinho?
Yes, please! — Sim, por favor!
I want bread. — Quero pão.
I want cheese. — Quero queijo.
Are you hungry? — Tens fome?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sim, tenho fome!
Are you hungry? — Tens fome?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sim, tenho fome!
Bread and cheese? — Pão e queijo!
Yes, please! — Sim, por favor!
Fome means hunger, pão means bread,
Queijo means cheese — sing it again!
Tens fome? Sim, tenho fome!	Are you hungry? Yes, I’m hungry!
Pão e queijo — que bom!	Bread and cheese — yummy!
English calls: bread! — Portuguese: pão!
English calls: cheese! — Portuguese: queijo!
English calls: yes! — Portuguese: sim!
English calls: hungry! — Portuguese: com fome!
Switch it round, now answer me:	Agora ao contrário, responde-me:
Queres pão? — Yes, please!
Queres queijo? — Sim, quero!	Do you want cheese? — Yes, I do!
Are you hungry? — Tens fome?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sim, tenho fome!
Bread and cheese? — Pão e queijo!
Yes, please! — Sim, por favor!
Fome means hunger, pão means bread,
Queijo means cheese — sing it again!
Tens fome? Sim, tenho fome!	Are you hungry? Yes, I’m hungry!
Pão e queijo — que bom!	Bread and cheese — yummy!
Fome, pão, queijo, sim!	Hunger, bread, cheese, yes!
Fome, pão, queijo, sim!	Hunger, bread, cheese, yes!
Are you hungry? — Tens fome?
Yes, I’m hungry! — Sim, tenho fome!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Portuguese	English
fome	hunger
pão	bread
queijo	cheese
sim	yes

How to use this song with your child

1
Make “sim” the word of the day
This song repeats “sim” (yes) on 19 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.
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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Point to each fruit or vegetable in the kitchen as the song mentions it.