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“Vamos Cantar” — Let's Sing Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “Vamos Cantar” (Let's Sing), kids sing key Portuguese words like cantar, canção, voz and juntos, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 13: Actions & Movement, 1:58 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Level: A2
  • Unit 13 · Vamos Mexer!
  • ⏱ 1:58
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“Vamos Cantar” 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
Let’s sing!Vamos cantar!
Vamos cantar!Let’s sing!
Sing a song!Canta uma canção!
Canta uma canção!Sing a song!
My voice!A minha voz!
A minha voz!My voice!
Your voice!A tua voz!
A tua voz!Your voice!
Sing with me!Canta comigo!
Canta comigo!Sing with me!
Can you sing?Sabes cantar?
Sabes cantar?Can you sing?
Yes, I can!Sim, eu sei!
Sim, eu sei!Yes, I can!
Let’s sing together!Vamos cantar juntos!
Vamos cantar juntos!Let’s sing together!
A song for you!Uma canção para ti!
Uma canção para ti!A song for you!
Your voice, my voice!A tua voz, a minha voz!
A tua voz, a minha voz!Your voice, my voice!
Together, together!Juntos, juntos!
Juntos, juntos!Together, together!
Let’s sing!Vamos cantar!
Vamos cantar!Let’s sing!
Uma canção!A song!
A song!Uma canção!
Canta outra vez!Sing it again!
Sing it again!Canta outra vez!
Sing it softly!Canta baixinho!
Canta baixinho!Sing it softly!
Canta mais alto!Sing it louder!
Sing it louder!Canta mais alto!
I sing, you sing!Eu canto, tu cantas!
Eu canto, tu cantas!I sing, you sing!
We sing together!Cantamos juntos!
Cantamos juntos!We sing together!
What a lovely voice!Que voz tão bonita!
Que voz tão bonita!What a lovely voice!
Let’s sing again!Vamos cantar outra vez!
Vamos cantar outra vez!Let’s sing again!
Let’s sing together!Vamos cantar juntos!
Vamos cantar juntos!Let’s sing together!
A song for you!Uma canção para ti!
Uma canção para ti!A song for you!
Your voice, my voice!A tua voz, a minha voz!
A tua voz, a minha voz!Your voice, my voice!
Together, together!Juntos, juntos!
Juntos, juntos!Together, together!
Let’s sing!Vamos cantar!
Vamos cantar!Let’s sing!
One, two, three!Um, dois, três!
Um, dois, três!One, two, three!
Ready? Sing!Prontos? Vamos cantar!
Prontos? Vamos cantar!Ready? Sing!
Your turn!A tua vez!
A tua vez!Your turn!
My turn!A minha vez!
A minha vez!My turn!
All together!Todos juntos!
Todos juntos!All together!
Let’s sing together!Vamos cantar juntos!
Vamos cantar juntos!Let’s sing together!
A song for you!Uma canção para ti!
Uma canção para ti!A song for you!
Your voice, my voice!A tua voz, a minha voz!
A tua voz, a minha voz!Your voice, my voice!
Together, together!Juntos, juntos!
Juntos, juntos!Together, together!
Let’s sing!Vamos cantar!
Vamos cantar!Let’s sing!
Sing a song!Canta uma canção!
Canta uma canção!Sing a song!
Let’s sing together!Vamos cantar juntos!
Vamos cantar juntos!Let’s sing together!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

PortugueseEnglish
cantarto sing
cançãosong
vozvoice
juntostogether

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “cantar”

    “cantar” (to sing) is sung on 11 lines of this song. Ask your child to clap or raise a hand every time they hear it; by the end they will be saying it with the song.

  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 1:58, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Try the song in slow motion, then super fast, while saying the action words.

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