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“De Quem É?” — Whose Is It Song in Portuguese for Kids

In “De Quem É?” (Whose Is It?), kids sing key Portuguese words like de quem é?, é meu, é teu and é dele, going back and forth between English and Portuguese, so the meaning is never a mystery. It's a next-step (A2) song from Unit 28: I Have, There Is, Where Is?, 2:15 long, made for ages 2–8.

  • 🇵🇹 Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Level: A2
  • Unit 28 · Tenho, Há, Onde Está?
  • ⏱ 2:15
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“De Quem É?” 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.
SungMeaning
Whose is this hat? Whose is it?De quem é este chapéu? De quem é?
De quem é? De quem é?Whose is it? Whose is it?
It's mine! It's mine!É meu! É meu!
É meu! É meu!It’s mine! It’s mine!
Whose are these boots? Whose are they?De quem são estas botas? De quem são?
De quem são? De quem são?Whose are they? Whose are they?
They're yours! They're yours!São tuas! São tuas!
São teus! São teus!They’re yours! They’re yours!
I have a hat, I have two boots.Tenho um chapéu, tenho duas botas.
Eu tenho um chapéu, tenho botas também!I have a hat, I have boots too!
Here you are!Aqui tens!
Aqui tens!Here you are!
Thank you!Obrigado!
Obrigado!Thank you!
De quem é? Whose is it?
É meu! It's mine!
De quem é? Whose is it?
É teu! It's yours!
É dele, it's his! É dela, it's hers!
De quem é? Whose is it?
Vamos ver!Let’s see!
Where is my scarf? Onde está?
Onde está o meu cachecol?Where is my scarf?
Do you have my sock?Tens a minha meia?
Tens o meu…? Ah, tens a minha meia?Do you have my…? Oh, do you have my sock?
Há uma meia debaixo da cama!There is a sock under the bed!
There is a sock under the bed!Há uma meia debaixo da cama!
Aqui tens, papá!Here you are, Daddy!
Thank you! Is it his? Is it hers?Obrigado! É dele? É dela?
É dele? É dela? Vamos descobrir!Is it his? Is it hers? Let’s find out!
The scarf is yours, the sock is mine.O cachecol é teu, a meia é minha!
O cachecol é teu, a meia é minha!The scarf is yours, the sock is mine.
De quem é? Whose is it?
É meu! It's mine!
De quem é? Whose is it?
É teu! It's yours!
É dele, it's his! É dela, it's hers!
De quem é? Whose is it?
Vamos ver!Let’s see!
I have the hat!Tenho o chapéu!
Tenho o chapéu!I have the hat!
Where is my scarf?Onde está o meu cachecol?
Onde está o teu cachecol?Where is your scarf?
Do you have my sock?Tens a minha meia?
Tens a tua meia? Aqui tens!Do you have your sock? Here you are!
Mine, yours, his, hers—Meu, teu, dele, dela —
É meu, é teu, é dele, é dela!Mine, yours, his, hers—
De quem é? Whose is it?
É meu! It's mine!
De quem é? Whose is it?
É teu! It's yours!
É dele, it's his! É dela, it's hers!
De quem é? Whose is it?
Tudo voltou!Everything’s back!
Here you are! Aqui tens!
All our things are home again!As nossas coisas estão outra vez em casa!

Key Portuguese words in this song

The 10 words and phrases this song is built around.

PortugueseEnglish
de quem é?whose is it?
é meuit's mine
é teuit's yours
é deleit's his
é delait's hers
onde está o meu…?where is my…?
tens o meu…?do you have my…?
há uma meiathere is a sock
o meu cachecolmy scarf
aqui tenshere you are

How to use this song with your child

  1. 1

    Make “é meu” the word of the day

    This song repeats “é meu” (it's mine) on 5 lines. Use it once or twice during the day outside the song, and let your child correct you if you get it wrong.

  2. 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. 3

    Make it a routine

    At 2:15, play it once a day at the same moment for a week. Show each other one thing you have and say it with the song's sentence.

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