“Onde Estás?” — Where Are You Song in Portuguese for Kids
In “Onde Estás?” (Where Are You?), kids sing key Portuguese words like as escondidas, conto até dez, lá vou eu and onde estás?, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a early-learner (A1) song from Unit 28: I Have, There Is, Where Is?, 2:10 long, made for ages 2–8.
- 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
- Level: A1
- Unit 28 · Tenho, Há, Onde Está?
- ⏱ 2:10
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“Onde Estás?” lyrics with English translation
Every line as it's sung, with its meaning beside it. Portuguese is shown in teal.
| Sung | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Hide-and-seek! Escondidas! | |
| Escondidas! Let’s begin! | |
| I count to ten! | Conto até dez! |
| Conto até dez! | I count to ten! |
| One, two, three, four, five, | Um, dois, três, quatro, cinco! |
| Six, seven, eight, nine, ten! | Seis, sete, oito, nove, dez! |
| Ready or not! | Lá vou eu! |
| Lá vou eu! | Ready or not, here I come! |
| Where are you? | Onde estás? |
| Onde estás? | Where are you? |
| I'm here! | Estou aqui! |
| Estou aqui! | I'm here! |
| Aqui, aqui, estou aqui! | Here, here, I’m here! |
| Where are you? | Onde estás? |
| Onde estás? | Where are you? |
| Over there! | Ali! |
| Ali! | Over there! |
| Here it is! | Aqui está! |
| Aqui está! | Here it is! |
| There it is! | Está ali! |
| Está ali! | There it is! |
| Onde estás? Estou aqui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Aqui, ali — come find me! | |
| Where is Teddy? | Onde está o Teddy? |
| Onde está o Teddy? | Where is Teddy? |
| There he is, under the bed! | Está ali, debaixo da cama! |
| Está ali, debaixo da cama! | There he is, under the bed! |
| Where are my shoes? | Onde estão os meus sapatos? |
| Onde estão os meus sapatos? | Where are my shoes? |
| Here they are! | Aqui estão! |
| Aqui estão! | Here they are! |
| I found you! | Encontrei-te! |
| Encontrei-te! | I found you! |
| Found you! Encontrei-te! Hee-hee! | |
| Where are you? | Onde estás? |
| Onde estás? | Where are you? |
| Over there! | Ali! |
| Ali! | Over there! |
| Here it is! | Aqui está! |
| Aqui está! | Here it is! |
| There it is! | Está ali! |
| Está ali! | There it is! |
| Onde estás? Estou aqui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Aqui, ali — come find me! | |
| Now you hide, I’ll count to ten! | Agora escondes-te tu, eu conto até dez! |
| Conto até dez, escondo-me também! | I count to ten, and I hide too! |
| One, two, three, four, five, | Um, dois, três, quatro, cinco! |
| Six, seven, eight, nine, ten! | Seis, sete, oito, nove, dez! |
| Ready or not! | Lá vou eu! |
| Lá vou eu! | Ready or not, here I come! |
| Where are you? | Onde estás? |
| Estou aqui! | I’m here |
| Where are you? | Onde estás? |
| Onde estás? | Where are you? |
| Over there! | Ali! |
| Ali! | Over there! |
| Here it is! | Aqui está! |
| Aqui está! | Here it is! |
| There it is! | Está ali! |
| Está ali! | There it is! |
| Onde estás? Estou aqui! | Where are you? I’m here! |
| Aqui, ali — come find me! | |
| Encontrei-te! I found you! | |
| Aqui! Ali! Escondidas! | Here! There! Hide-and-seek! |
Key Portuguese words in this song
The 11 words and phrases this song is built around.
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| as escondidas | hide-and-seek |
| conto até dez | I count to ten |
| lá vou eu | ready or not |
| onde estás? | where are you? |
| estou aqui | I'm here |
| onde está…? | where is…? |
| ali | over there |
| aqui está | here it is |
| está ali | there it is |
| onde estão os meus sapatos? | where are my shoes? |
| encontrei-te | I found you |
How to use this song with your child
- 1
Listen for “ali”
“ali” (over there) is sung on 11 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 2:10, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Hold up things from the laundry basket and ask whose they are, like in the song.
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