Portuguese words for kids · Food & drink
How to say “milk” in Portuguese
Milk is part of daily routines for most young kids, which makes it a word with lots of natural repetition.
Milk in Portuguese (Portugal)
o leite
Sounds like ≈ oo LAYT
Good to know: The final -e is almost silent in Portugal: LAYT, not "LAY-chee" as you may hear in Brazil.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Água e leite!
Water and milk!
from Água e Leite (Water and Milk)
O que é leite?
What is milk?
from Trinca e Diz (Bite and Say)
Fruta e leite, vamos levar!
Fruit and milk, let's take them home!
from Passeio pela Cidade (Around Town)
2 songs that teach it
“Milk” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Passeio pela Cidade.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Say leite every time you pour a glass, and let your child say it first.
- 2Ask which animal gives us milk, and moo together.
- 3Play café: your child orders milk or water, you serve it.
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“Milk” 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.