Portuguese words for kids · Colors
Colors in Portuguese for kids
Colors are everywhere a child looks, which makes them one of the easiest word groups to practise without any special materials.
Colors in Portuguese (Portugal)
as cores
Sounds like ≈ ush KOR-ush
Good to know: Colors usually follow the noun, and -o colors change to -a for feminine nouns: um carro vermelho, uma maçã vermelha.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Cores no céu!
Colors in the sky!
from O Arco-Íris (The Rainbow)
The song that teaches it
These words are key words in this song. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Cores Por Todo o Lado, Vermelho Como uma Maçã, Azul É o Céu, Os Animais, A Árvore, O Mar, Bons Sonhos, Os Animais do Mar and 4 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Play "I spy" with colors only: name a color in Portuguese and race to touch something that color.
- 2Sort laundry or building blocks into color piles and name each pile.
- 3On a walk, pick one color and count how many things you can find in it.
Related Portuguese words
“Colors” 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.