“Lava as Mãos” — Wash Your Hands Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Lava as Mãos” (Wash Your Hands), kids sing key Portuguese words like lava as mãos, a água, o sabonete and a espuma, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 25: Healthy Habits, 3:13 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A1
- Unit 25 · Hábitos Saudáveis
- ⏱ 3:13
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“Lava as Mãos” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Before we eat, what do we do? | Antes de comer, o que fazemos? |
| Lava as mãos! I’ll sing it to you! | |
| Wash your hands! | Lava as mãos! |
| Lava as mãos! | Wash your hands! |
| Turn on the water, let it flow. | Abre a torneira, deixa a água correr. |
| A água! A água! Now wet them so. | |
| Water! | A água! |
| A água! | Water! |
| Add some soap, just one small squeeze. | Põe sabonete, só um bocadinho. |
| O sabonete, please, please, please! | |
| Soap! | O sabonete! |
| O sabonete! | Soap! |
| Rub them together, make bubbles appear! | Esfrega as mãos, faz aparecer bolhinhas! |
| A espuma! Look, they’re right here! | |
| Wash your hands! | Lava as mãos! |
| Lava as mãos! | Wash your hands! |
| Clean hands! | Mãos limpas! |
| Mãos limpas! | Clean hands! |
| Before eating! | Antes de comer! |
| Antes de comer! | Before eating! |
| Rub, rinse, dry—then we’re ready to go! | Esfrega, passa por água, seca — e estamos prontos! |
| Passa por água! | Rinse with water! |
| Rinse them so! | Passa-as por água! |
| Lava as mãos, mãos limpas—let’s go! | |
| Scrub your palms, front and back. | Esfrega as palmas, à frente e atrás. |
| Esfrega! Keep a steady track. | |
| Scrub between your fingers, too. | Esfrega também entre os dedos. |
| Os dedos! Every one, all through! | |
| Don’t forget each thumb—one, two! | Não te esqueças dos polegares — um, dois! |
| Esfrega os polegares, too! | |
| After playing outside, what do we do? | Depois de brincar lá fora, o que fazemos? |
| Lava as mãos! I’ll sing it with you! | |
| Then rinse them well, let water run. | Depois passa-as bem por água, deixa a água correr. |
| Passa por água! That part is fun! | |
| Rinse! | Passa por água! |
| Passa por água! | Rinse with water! |
| Get a towel, nice and dry. | Pega numa toalha e seca bem. |
| A toalha! Seca—bye-bye! | |
| Dry! | Seca! |
| Seca! | Dry! |
| Wash your hands! | Lava as mãos! |
| Lava as mãos! | Wash your hands! |
| Clean hands! | Mãos limpas! |
| Mãos limpas! | Clean hands! |
| Before eating! | Antes de comer! |
| Antes de comer! | Before eating! |
| Rub, rinse, dry—then we’re ready to go! | Esfrega, passa por água, seca — e estamos prontos! |
| Passa por água! | Rinse with water! |
| Rinse them so! | Passa-as por água! |
| Lava as mãos, mãos limpas—let’s go! | |
| Twenty seconds, count with me! | Vinte segundos, conta comigo! |
| Vinte segundos—one, two, three! | |
| Four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! | Quatro, cinco, seis, sete, oito, nove, dez! |
| Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen! | Onze, doze, treze, catorze, quinze! |
| Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty! | Dezasseis, dezassete, dezoito, dezanove, vinte! |
| Palms and backs and fingers, thumbs! | Palmas, costas das mãos, dedos e polegares! |
| A espuma! Here it comes! | |
| Passa por água, then seca them right— | |
| Mãos limpas, feeling just right! | |
| Wash your hands! | Lava as mãos! |
| Lava as mãos! | Wash your hands! |
| Clean hands! | Mãos limpas! |
| Mãos limpas! | Clean hands! |
| Before eating! | Antes de comer! |
| Antes de comer! | Before eating! |
| Rub, rinse, dry—then we’re ready to go! | Esfrega, passa por água, seca — e estamos prontos! |
| Passa por água! | Rinse with water! |
| Rinse them so! | Passa-as por água! |
| Lava as mãos, mãos limpas—let’s go! | |
| Before we eat? | Antes de comer? |
| Antes de comer! | Before eating! |
| After we play? | Depois de brincar? |
| Lava as mãos! | Wash your hands! |
| A água, o sabonete, a espuma—hooray! | |
| Mãos limpas every day! | |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| lava as mãos | wash your hands |
| a água | water |
| o sabonete | soap |
| a espuma | foam |
| esfrega | scrub |
| os dedos | fingers |
| passa por água | rinse |
| a toalha | towel |
| seca | dry |
| mãos limpas | clean hands |
| antes de comer | before eating |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Count the “lava as mãos”s
“lava as mãos” means “wash your hands” and comes up on 8 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 3:13, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Wash hands while the song plays and name each step in Portuguese.
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