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“Por Favor e Obrigado” — Please and Thank You Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “Por Favor e Obrigado” (Please and Thank You), kids sing key Portuguese words like por favor, obrigado, de nada and desculpa, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 1: Greetings, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unit 1 · Olá!
  • ⏱ 2:00
  • Free song

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“Por Favor e Obrigado” 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
Please!Por favor!
Por favor!Please!
One more apple?Mais uma maçã?
Mais uma maçã, por favor!One more apple, please!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
May I have water?Posso beber água?
Água, por favor!Water, please!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
Please, please!Por favor, por favor!
Por favor!Please!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
You're welcome!De nada!
De nada!You're welcome!
Please and thank you, say it with a smile!Por favor e obrigado, diz com um sorriso!
Por favor, obrigado—let's say it all the while!
Sorry!Desculpa!
Desculpa!Sorry!
I bumped your chair.Bati na tua cadeira.
Está tudo bem!It’s okay!
Please!Por favor!
Por favor!Please!
Pass the crayons?Passas-me os lápis de cor?
Toma, por favor!Here you are!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
You're welcome!De nada!
De nada!You're welcome!
Please, please!Por favor, por favor!
Por favor!Please!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
You're welcome!De nada!
De nada!You're welcome!
Please and thank you, say it with a smile!Por favor e obrigado, diz com um sorriso!
Por favor, obrigado—let's say it all the while!
Sorry!Desculpa!
Desculpa!Sorry!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
You're welcome!De nada!
De nada!You're welcome!
Kind words make a happy day!Palavras simpáticas fazem um dia feliz!
Palavras simpáticas—vamos lá!Kind words—let’s go!
Please, please!Por favor, por favor!
Por favor!Please!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
You're welcome!De nada!
De nada!You're welcome!
Please and thank you, say it with a smile!Por favor e obrigado, diz com um sorriso!
Por favor, obrigado—let's say it all the while!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

PortugueseEnglish
por favorplease
obrigadothank you
de nadayou're welcome
desculpasorry

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Listen for “por favor”

    “por favor” (please) is sung on 8 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

    Pause between the call and the answer

    The song moves back and forth between English and Portuguese. On a second listen, pause after an English line and let your child try the Portuguese answer before the song sings it.

  3. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. At bedtime, whisper the last line of the song instead of goodnight in English.

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