Portuguese words for kids · Food & drink
How to say “banana” in Portuguese
Banana is an easy one: in several languages it's almost the same word as in English, so kids feel successful straight away.
Banana in Portuguese (Portugal)
a banana
Sounds like ≈ uh buh-NAH-nuh
Good to know: Same spelling as English, but in Portugal the unstressed a's are short: buh-NAH-nuh.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
O macaco — banana!
The monkey — banana!
from A de Avião (A Is for…)
Há uma banana?
Is there a banana?
from O Que Há na Caixa? (What's in the Box?)
The song that teaches it
“Banana” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: A de Avião, O Que Há na Caixa?.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Peel a banana together and say banana with each strip of peel.
- 2Hold a banana to your ear like a phone and have a pretend call in Portuguese.
- 3Sort fruit in the bowl by color: the banana goes in the yellow pile.
Related Portuguese words
“Banana” 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.