“O Que Diz o Animal?” — What Does the Animal Say Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “O Que Diz o Animal?” (What Does the Animal Say?), kids sing key Portuguese words like o que é que diz?, sapo, quá-quá and som, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a beginner song from Unit 4: Animals, 2:00 long, made for ages 2–8.

🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
Level: Beginner
Unit 4 · Os Animais
⏱ 2:00
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“O Que Diz o Animal?” 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
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Listen, listen!	Ouve, ouve!
Diz assim!	It goes like this!
Frog!	Sapo!
Sapo!	Frog!
Little frog!	Sapo!
Sapo!	Frog!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Ribbit, ribbit!	Croac, croac!
Coax, coax!	Ribbit, ribbit!
Sound!	Som!
Som!	Sound!
Que som tão bom!	What a nice sound!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Quack, quack!	Quá-quá!
Quá-quá!	Quack, quack!
Duck!	Pato!
Pato!	Duck!
Quá-quá, pato!	Quack quack, duck!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Quá-quá, quá-quá—	Quack quack, quack quack—
Pato diz assim!	The duck goes like this!
Cat!	Gato!
Gato!	Cat!
Meow, meow!	Miau, miau!
Miau, miau!	Meow, meow!
Dog!	Cão!
Cão!	Dog!
Woof, woof!	Ão, ão!
Ão, ão!	Woof, woof!
Que som é este?	What sound is this?
It’s a sound!	É um som!
É um som!	It’s a sound!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Quack, quack!	Quá-quá!
Quá-quá!	Quack, quack!
Duck!	Pato!
Pato!	Duck!
Quá-quá, pato!	Quack quack, duck!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Quá-quá, quá-quá—	Quack quack, quack quack—
Pato diz assim!	The duck goes like this!
Who says quack?	Quem diz quá-quá?
O pato!	The duck!
Who says meow?	Quem diz miau?
O gato!	The cat!
What is sound?	O que é som?
É som!	It’s a sound!
Muito bem! Mais uma vez!	Very good! One more time!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Quack, quack!	Quá-quá!
Quá-quá!	Quack, quack!
Duck!	Pato!
Pato!	Duck!
Quá-quá, pato!	Quack quack, duck!
What does it say?	O que é que diz?
O que é que diz?	What does it say?
Quá-quá, quá-quá—	Quack quack, quack quack—
Pato diz assim!	The duck goes like this!
Frog, sapo!
Duck, pato!
Sound, som!
Quá-quá! Muito bom!	Quack quack! Very good!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 4 words and phrases this song is built around.

Portuguese	English
o que é que diz?	what does it say?
sapo	frog
quá-quá	quack
som	sound

How to use this song with your child

1
Count the “quá-quá”s
“quá-quá” means “quack” and comes up on 10 lines. Keep count on your fingers together; older kids can try to predict when it's coming next.
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
Make it a routine
At 2:00, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hand your child the toy animal the song is singing about, and swap when the next one comes up.