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“Lavar os Dentes” — Brush My Teeth Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “Lavar os Dentes” (Brush My Teeth), kids sing key Portuguese words like a escova de dentes, a pasta de dentes, os dentes and lava os dentes, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 25: Healthy Habits, 2:10 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Level: A1
  • Unit 25 · Hábitos Saudáveis
  • ⏱ 2:10
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“Lavar os Dentes” 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.
SungMeaning
Toothbrush!A escova de dentes!
A escova de dentes!Toothbrush!
Ready?Prontos?
Vamos!Let’s go!
Toothbrush!A escova de dentes!
A escova de dentes!Toothbrush!
Toothpaste!A pasta de dentes!
A pasta de dentes!Toothpaste!
Teeth!Os dentes!
Os dentes!Teeth!
Lava os dentes!Brush your teeth!
Brush your teeth!Lava os dentes!
Up and down!Para cima e para baixo!
Para cima e para baixo!Up and down!
Up!Para cima!
Para cima!Up!
Down!Para baixo!
Para baixo!Down!
Top teeth!Os dentes de cima!
Os dentes de cima!Top teeth!
Bottom teeth!Os dentes de baixo!
Os dentes de baixo!Bottom teeth!
Brush, brush, brush your teeth!Lava, lava os dentes!
Lava, lava os dentes!Brush, brush, brush your teeth!
Round and round!À roda, à roda!
À roda, à roda!Round and round!
Up and down, then round and round,Para cima e para baixo, e depois à roda,
Clean little teeth all around!Dentinhos limpos por todo o lado!
The front!À frente!
À frente!The front!
The back!Atrás!
Atrás!The back!
Brush the front and brush the back!Lava à frente e lá atrás!
Lava à frente e lá atrás!Brush the front and brush the back!
Spit!Cospe!
Cospe!Spit!
Rinse!Bochecha!
Bochecha!Rinse!
Rinse your mouth and spit it out!Bochecha e cospe, já está!
Bochecha e cospe, já está!Rinse your mouth and spit it out!
Are they clean?Estão limpinhos?
Limpin­hos!Nice and clean!
And shiny?E a brilhar?
A brilhar!Shining!
Top teeth!Os dentes de cima!
Os dentes de cima!Top teeth!
Bottom teeth!Os dentes de baixo!
Os dentes de baixo!Bottom teeth!
Brush, brush, brush your teeth!Lava, lava os dentes!
Lava, lava os dentes!Brush, brush, brush your teeth!
Round and round!À roda, à roda!
À roda, à roda!Round and round!
Up and down, then round and round,Para cima e para baixo, e depois à roda,
Clean little teeth all around!Dentinhos limpos por todo o lado!
Show me your smile!Mostra-me o teu sorriso!
Um grande sorriso!A big smile!
Big smile!Um grande sorriso!
Um grande sorriso!A big smile!
Clean and shiny!Limpinhos e a brilhar!
Limpin­hos e a brilhar!Nice and clean and shining!
One more rinse!Bochecha mais uma vez!
Bochecha! Está a acabar!Rinse! Almost done!
Top teeth!Os dentes de cima!
Os dentes de cima!Top teeth!
Bottom teeth!Os dentes de baixo!
Os dentes de baixo!Bottom teeth!
Brush, brush, brush your teeth!Lava, lava os dentes!
Lava, lava os dentes!Brush, brush, brush your teeth!
Round and round!À roda, à roda!
À roda, à roda!Round and round!
Up and down, then round and round,Para cima e para baixo, e depois à roda,
Clean and shiny, big smile now!Limpinhos e a brilhar, agora um grande sorriso!
A big smile!Um grande sorriso!
Um grande sorriso!A big smile!
Teeth all clean—brush time is done!Dentes todos limpos — acabou a hora de lavar!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.

PortugueseEnglish
a escova de dentestoothbrush
a pasta de dentestoothpaste
os dentesteeth
lava os dentesbrush your teeth
para cima e para baixoup and down
os dentes de cimatop teeth
os dentes de baixobottom teeth
cospespit
bochecharinse
um grande sorrisobig smile
limpinhos e a brilharclean and shiny

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “os dentes” the word of the day

    This song repeats “os dentes” (teeth) on 11 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

  2. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:10, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Brush along to the whole song, top teeth first, then bottom.

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