“De Dez em Dez” — Counting by Tens Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “De Dez em Dez” (Counting by Tens), kids sing key Portuguese words like dez, vinte, trinta and quarenta, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 22: Bigger Numbers, 2:21 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A1
- Unit 22 · Números Grandes
- ⏱ 2:21
- 🔒 Premium
Listen
🔒 “De Dez em Dez” is a Premium song
The lyrics and translation are free to read below. To play the song, start a 7-day free trial: it unlocks all 134 songs in every language. Cancel anytime.
“De Dez em Dez” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Ready, friends? Let’s count by tens! | Prontos, amigos? Vamos contar de dez em dez! |
| Vamos contar de dez em dez! | Let’s count by tens! |
| Ten! | Dez! |
| Dez! Dez passos, vamos lá! | Ten! Ten steps, let’s go! |
| Twenty! | Vinte! |
| Vinte! Vem marchar! | Twenty! Come and march! |
| Thirty! | Trinta! |
| Trinta! Bate o pé! | Thirty! Stamp your foot! |
| Forty! | Quarenta! |
| Quarenta! Já se vê! | Forty! There you go! |
| Fifty! | Cinquenta! |
| Cinquenta! Muito bem! | Fifty! Very good! |
| Count by tens! | Contar de dez em dez! |
| Contar de dez em dez! | Count by tens! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty—count along! | Dez, vinte, trinta — conta comigo! |
| Dez, vinte, trinta—canta a canção! | Ten, twenty, thirty — sing the song! |
| Forty, fifty, step in time! | Quarenta, cinquenta, marcha a compasso! |
| Quarenta, cinquenta—vai marchar! | Forty, fifty — march along! |
| Count by tens, all the way! | De dez em dez, até ao fim! |
| Contar de dez em dez—mais uma vez! | Count by tens — one more time! |
| March, march, count and play! | Marcha, marcha, conta e brinca! |
| Sessenta! What comes next? | |
| Sixty! Keep the steps! | Sessenta! Continua a marchar! |
| Setenta! Say it bright! | |
| Seventy! That’s right! | Setenta! Isso mesmo! |
| Oitenta! Eighty—here we go! | |
| Noventa! Ninety—nice and slow! | |
| Cem! One hundred, hooray! | |
| One big cheer for reaching one hundred today! | Uma grande festa por chegarmos ao cem hoje! |
| Cem! Cem! Chegámos ao cem! | A hundred! A hundred! We reached a hundred! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty—count along! | Dez, vinte, trinta — conta comigo! |
| Dez, vinte, trinta—canta a canção! | Ten, twenty, thirty — sing the song! |
| Forty, fifty, step in time! | Quarenta, cinquenta, marcha a compasso! |
| Quarenta, cinquenta—vai marchar! | Forty, fifty — march along! |
| Count by tens, all the way! | De dez em dez, até ao fim! |
| Contar de dez em dez—mais uma vez! | Count by tens — one more time! |
| March, march, count and play! | Marcha, marcha, conta e brinca! |
| Now let’s march back, nice and slow! | Agora marchamos para trás, devagarinho! |
| Vamos voltar, preparados? Go! | |
| One hundred! | Cem! |
| Cem! | One hundred! |
| Ninety, eighty! | Noventa, oitenta! |
| Noventa, oitenta! | Ninety, eighty! |
| Seventy, sixty! | Setenta, sessenta! |
| Setenta, sessenta! | Seventy, sixty! |
| Fifty, forty! | Cinquenta, quarenta! |
| Cinquenta, quarenta! | Fifty, forty! |
| Thirty, twenty, ten! | Trinta, vinte, dez! |
| Trinta, vinte, dez! Outra vez! | Thirty, twenty, ten! Again! |
| Ten, twenty, thirty—count along! | Dez, vinte, trinta — conta comigo! |
| Dez, vinte, trinta—canta a canção! | Ten, twenty, thirty — sing the song! |
| Forty, fifty, step in time! | Quarenta, cinquenta, marcha a compasso! |
| Quarenta, cinquenta—vai marchar! | Forty, fifty — march along! |
| Count by tens, all the way! | De dez em dez, até ao fim! |
| Contar de dez em dez—mais uma vez! | Count by tens — one more time! |
| March, march, count and play! | Marcha, marcha, conta e brinca! |
| Cem! One hundred! Hooray! | |
| Muito bem! Vamos contar outra vez! | Well done! Let’s count again! |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| dez | ten |
| vinte | twenty |
| trinta | thirty |
| quarenta | forty |
| cinquenta | fifty |
| sessenta | sixty |
| setenta | seventy |
| oitenta | eighty |
| noventa | ninety |
| cem | one hundred |
| contar de dez em dez | count by tens |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “dez”s
“dez” means “ten” and comes up on 10 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
- 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 2:21, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Crouch for the countdown and jump up on blast-off.
More bigger numbers songs in Portuguese
“Counting by Tens” in other languages
The same song, written for each language we teach.
134 Portuguese songs, 32 topics, one joyful habit
Lyrics and translation on every song, progress tracking and no ads. Start with 6 free songs, no card needed.