“Posso Brincar?” — Can I Play Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Posso Brincar?” (Can I Play?), kids sing key Portuguese words like posso brincar?, é a minha vez, é a tua vez and posso ir também?, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 26: I Like, I Want, I Can, 2:26 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A2
- Unit 26 · Gosto, Quero, Consigo
- ⏱ 2:26
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“Posso Brincar?” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Can I play? Posso brincar? | |
| Yes, you can! Podes brincar! | |
| Can I come too? Posso ir também? | |
| Of course! Claro! Vem, vem, vem! | |
| Can I go outside? Posso ir lá para fora? | |
| Yes, you can! Vamos já, agora! | |
| Can I play with you? Posso brincar contigo? | |
| Claro que sim, vem brincar comigo! | Of course, come and play with me! |
| Can I? Posso? Ask and say! | |
| Please, por favor, and then we play! | |
| Yes, you can! Podes, sim! | |
| Vamos brincar juntos, tu e eu, assim! | Let's play together, you and me, like this! |
| Can I? Posso? Your turn, my turn! | |
| É a minha vez — now watch me learn! | |
| My turn! É a minha vez! | |
| Your turn! É a tua vez! | |
| Can I have the ball? Posso ter a bola? | |
| Claro! Toma, anda, não demora! | Of course! Here you go, come on, don't be long! |
| Can I join the game? Posso entrar também? | |
| Yes, you can! Claro, vem! | |
| Not now? Agora não? | |
| Later! Mais logo, então! | |
| Can I? Posso? Ask and say! | |
| Please, por favor, and then we play! | |
| Yes, you can! Podes, sim! | |
| Vamos brincar juntos, tu e eu, assim! | Let's play together, you and me, like this! |
| Can I? Posso? Your turn, my turn! | |
| É a minha vez — now watch me learn! | |
| I ask you, you answer: claro! | |
| You ask me, I answer: podes! | |
| Agora não? Mais logo, está bem! | Not now? Later, that's fine! |
| A tua vez — and my turn again! | |
| Can I? Posso? Ask and say! | |
| Please, por favor, and then we play! | |
| Yes, you can! Podes, sim! | |
| Vamos brincar juntos, tu e eu, assim! | Let's play together, you and me, like this! |
| Can I? Posso? Your turn, my turn! | |
| É a minha vez — now watch me learn! | |
| Can I play? Posso brincar? | |
| Claro! Podes! Vamos jogar! | Of course! You can! Let's play! |
| É a tua vez — é a minha vez! | It's your turn — it's my turn! |
| Brincamos juntos outra vez! | We play together again! |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| posso brincar? | can I play? |
| é a minha vez | my turn |
| é a tua vez | your turn |
| posso ir também? | can I come too? |
| posso ir lá para fora? | can I go outside? |
| podes | you can |
| claro | of course |
| agora não | not now |
| mais logo | later |
| vamos brincar juntos | let's play together |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “é a minha vez” the word of the day
This song repeats “é a minha vez” (my turn) on 5 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 2:26, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Take turns asking “Can I…?” in Portuguese before a game starts.
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