“Água e Leite” — Water and Milk Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Água e Leite” (Water and Milk), kids sing key Portuguese words like água, leite, beber and copo, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 7: Food, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A1
- Unit 7 · A Comida
- ⏱ 2:00
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“Água e Leite” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Water! | Água! |
| Água! | Water! |
| I want water. | Quero água. |
| Quero água. | I want water. |
| Milk! | Leite! |
| Leite! | Milk! |
| I want milk. | Quero leite. |
| Quero leite. | I want milk. |
| A glass? | Um copo! |
| Um copo! | A glass? |
| A glass of water. | Um copo de água! |
| Um copo de água! | A glass of water. |
| Water, água, sip, sip, sip! | |
| Água, water, toma aqui! | |
| Milk, leite, drink it slow! | |
| Leite, milk, já sei dizer! | |
| Água, leite, copo, beber! | Water, milk, glass, drink! |
| Água, leite, let’s say it again! | |
| Can I drink? | Posso beber? |
| Posso beber? | Can I drink? |
| Water, please! | Água, se faz favor! |
| Água, se faz favor! | Water, please! |
| Where’s my glass? | Onde está o copo? |
| Onde está o copo? | Where’s my glass? |
| Here it is! | Aqui está! |
| Aqui está! | Here it is! |
| Do you want milk? | Queres leite? |
| Queres leite? | Do you want milk? |
| Yes, please! | Sim, por favor! |
| Sim, por favor! | Yes, please! |
| Water, água, sip, sip, sip! | |
| Água, water, toma aqui! | |
| Milk, leite, drink it slow! | |
| Leite, milk, já sei dizer! | |
| Água, leite, copo, beber! | Water, milk, glass, drink! |
| Água, leite, let’s say it again! | |
| To drink! | Beber! |
| Beber! | To drink! |
| The glass! | O copo! |
| O copo! | The glass! |
| Water in the glass. | Água no copo. |
| Água no copo. | Water in the glass. |
| Milk in the glass! | Leite no copo! |
| Leite no copo! | Milk in the glass! |
| Water, água, sip, sip, sip! | |
| Água, water, toma aqui! | |
| Milk, leite, drink it slow! | |
| Leite, milk, já sei dizer! | |
| Água, leite, copo, beber! | Water, milk, glass, drink! |
| Água, leite, let’s say it again! | |
| Water and milk! | Água e leite! |
| Água e leite! | Water and milk! |
| Muito bem! You did it! | |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| água | water |
| leite | milk |
| beber | to drink |
| copo | glass |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “água”
“água” (water) is sung on 15 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. Play a pretend café: your child orders food in Portuguese from the song's words.
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