“Dias da Semana” — Days of the Week Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Dias da Semana” (Days of the Week), kids sing key Portuguese words like segunda-feira, terça-feira, semana and hoje, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 12: Days & Months, 1:59 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A2
- Unit 12 · Dias e Meses
- ⏱ 1:59
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“Dias da Semana” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| What day is Monday? | Como se diz Monday? |
| Segunda-feira! | Monday! |
| Say it again, Monday! | Diz outra vez, segunda-feira! |
| Segunda-feira! | Monday! |
| What day is Tuesday? | Como se diz Tuesday? |
| Terça-feira! | Tuesday! |
| Say it again, Tuesday! | Diz outra vez, terça-feira! |
| Terça-feira! | Tuesday! |
| Monday, Monday — segunda-feira! | |
| Tuesday, Tuesday — terça-feira! | |
| Days of the week, days of the week! | Dias da semana, dias da semana! |
| Dias da semana, say it with me! | |
| Today is Monday — hoje é segunda-feira! | |
| Today is Tuesday — hoje é terça-feira! | |
| What is “week” in Portuguese? | Como se diz “week” em português? |
| Semana! | Week! |
| And “today,” what do we say? | E “today”, como dizemos? |
| Hoje! | Today! |
| A week has seven days — uma semana! | |
| Today we learn and play — hoje vamos brincar! | |
| Português responde, let’s say it together! | |
| Monday, Monday — segunda-feira! | |
| Tuesday, Tuesday — terça-feira! | |
| Days of the week, days of the week! | Dias da semana, dias da semana! |
| Dias da semana, say it with me! | |
| Today is Monday — hoje é segunda-feira! | |
| Today is Tuesday — hoje é terça-feira! | |
| Monday! | Segunda-feira! |
| Segunda-feira! | Monday! |
| Tuesday! | Terça-feira! |
| Terça-feira! | Tuesday! |
| Week! | Semana! |
| Semana! | Week! |
| Today! | Hoje! |
| Hoje! | Today! |
| Monday, Monday — segunda-feira! | |
| Tuesday, Tuesday — terça-feira! | |
| Days of the week, days of the week! | Dias da semana, dias da semana! |
| Dias da semana, say it with me! | |
| Today is Monday — hoje é segunda-feira! | |
| Today is Tuesday — hoje é terça-feira! | |
| Monday, Tuesday, say them once more! | Segunda-feira, terça-feira, diz mais uma vez! |
| Segunda-feira, terça-feira — hooray, we know more! | |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| segunda-feira | Monday |
| terça-feira | Tuesday |
| semana | week |
| hoje | today |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Make “segunda-feira” the word of the day
This song repeats “segunda-feira” (Monday) on 10 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 1:59, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Follow along on a real calendar, pointing to each day or month as it's sung.
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