Portuguese words for kids · Animals
How to say “lion” in Portuguese
The lion is the big, loud favorite of the jungle songs, and roaring is a reliable way to get even shy kids to say a word out loud.
Lion in Portuguese (Portugal)
o leão
Sounds like ≈ oo lee-OWNG
Good to know: The ão ending is nasal, a bit like "owng" without a hard g. Plural: leões.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Onde está o leão?
Where's the lion?
from Animais da Selva (Jungle Animals)
O leão dorme.
The lion sleeps.
from Os Animais (The Animals)
Os leões também!
Lions too!
from Ç, Ã, Nh e Lh (Special Sounds)
The song that teaches it
“Lion” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Os Animais, Ç, Ã, Nh e Lh.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Have a roaring contest: whoever says leão with the loudest roar wins.
- 2Make a lion mask from a paper plate and name it in Portuguese.
- 3Hide a toy lion and give clues to find it.
Related Portuguese words
“Lion” 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.