“O Mar” — Sea Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “O Mar” (The Sea), kids sing key Portuguese words like mar, onda, peixe and areia, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 14: Nature, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
Level: A2
Unit 14 · A Natureza
⏱ 2:00
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“O Mar” 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.
Sung	Meaning
Hey there, little explorer! Ready to learn about the sea?	Olá, pequeno explorador! Pronto para aprender sobre o mar?
Yes, Daddy! Let's play!	Sim, papá! Vamos brincar!
Alright, listen and repeat! Here we go!	Muito bem, ouve e repete! Vamos lá!
The sea!	O mar!
O mar!	The sea!
Yes, o mar is so blue!
O mar é azul!	The sea is blue!
A big wave!	Uma onda!
Uma onda!	A big wave!
I jump the wave!	Eu salto a onda!
Eu salto a onda!	I jump the wave!
Look, a fish!	Olha, um peixe!
Olha, um peixe!	Look, a fish!
The fish swims!	O peixe nada!
O peixe nada!	The fish swims!
Let's go to the beach!	Vamos à praia!
Vamos à praia!	Let's go to the beach!
We play in the sand!	Brincamos na areia!
Brincamos na areia!	We play in the sand!
We love the sea!	Nós gostamos do mar!
Nós gostamos do mar!	We love the sea!
Vamos à praia, o mar é o nosso lugar!	Let’s go to the beach, the sea is our place!
The sand!	A areia!
A areia!	The sand!
Warm sand!	Areia quente!
Areia quente!	Warm sand!
Little fish!	Peixinho!
Peixinho!	Little fish!
Green wave!	Onda verde!
Onda verde!	Green wave!
Wave is onda!
That's right, wave is onda!
And fish is peixe!
Spot on, a beautiful peixe!
Let's go to the beach!	Vamos à praia!
Vamos à praia!	Let's go to the beach!
We play in the sand!	Brincamos na areia!
Brincamos na areia!	We play in the sand!
We love the sea!	Nós gostamos do mar!
Nós gostamos do mar!	We love the sea!
Vamos à praia, o mar é o nosso lugar!	Let’s go to the beach, the sea is our place!
English and Portuguese, back and forth...	Inglês e português, para lá e para cá...
É tão fácil, papá!	It’s so easy, Daddy!
Sea is mar, wave is onda...
Fish is peixe, sand is areia!
You got it! High five!	Conseguiste! Bate aqui!
High five!	Bate aqui!
Let's go to the beach!	Vamos à praia!
Vamos à praia!	Let's go to the beach!
We play in the sand!	Brincamos na areia!
Brincamos na areia!	We play in the sand!
We love the sea!	Nós gostamos do mar!
Nós gostamos do mar!	We love the sea!
Vamos à praia, o mar é o nosso lugar!	Let’s go to the beach, the sea is our place!
We learned so much today!	Aprendemos tanto hoje!
O mar, a onda, o peixe, a areia!	The sea, the wave, the fish, the sand!
Perfect Lisbon accent!	Sotaque de Lisboa perfeito!
Tchau, tchau, mar!	Bye-bye, sea!
See you next time! Bye-bye!	Até à próxima! Adeus!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Portuguese	English
mar	sea
onda	wave
peixe	fish
areia	sand

How to use this song with your child

1
Listen for “mar”
“mar” (sea) is sung on 10 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
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 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Draw the scene from the song and label it together.