Portuguese words for kids · Animals
How to say “bird” in Portuguese
Birds are easy to spot every day, from the window or on a walk, and counting little birds is an old favorite in children's songs.
Bird in Portuguese (Portugal)
o passarinho
Sounds like ≈ oo puh-suh-REE-nyoo
Good to know: Passarinho ("little bird") is the word kids use and the one in the songs; the general word is o pássaro.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Um pássaro azul!
A blue bird!
from Os Animais (The Animals)
O passarinho toca flauta!
The little bird plays the flute!
from A Orquestra dos Animais (The Animal Orchestra)
The song that teaches it
“Bird” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Os Animais, A Orquestra dos Animais.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Count the birds you can see from the window in Portuguese.
- 2Flap your arms and fly around the room as passarinho, landing when the music stops.
- 3Put out a few crumbs and watch who comes; say passarinho for each visitor.
Related Portuguese words
“Bird” in other languages
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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.