Portuguese words for kids · Animals
Animals in Portuguese for kids
Animals are a favorite topic for young children, and the sounds they make are a ready-made game: kids love finding out that a dog says something different in another language.
Animals in Portuguese (Portugal)
os animais
Sounds like ≈ oosh uh-nee-MYSH
Good to know: Words ending in -al change to -ais in the plural: um animal, dois animais.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
O leão dorme.
The lion sleeps.
from Os Animais (The Animals)
Cão!
Dog!
from O Que Diz o Animal? (What Does the Animal Say?)
2 songs that teach it
These words are key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: O Gato e o Cão, Na Quinta, Animais da Selva, Onde Está?, A de Avião, Eu Tenho, Tu Tens, Os Animais do Mar, A Orquestra dos Animais.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Play a guessing game: make an animal sound and let your child name the animal in Portuguese.
- 2Line up toy animals and "call" each one by its Portuguese name to come for dinner.
- 3At the zoo or a farm, name every animal you see before reading its sign.
Related Portuguese words
“Animals” in other languages
Sing it in Portuguese, free
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Portuguesehas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Portuguese songs with your family.