Thursday, January 31, 2008

Vamos Brincar!


Now that you know the Portuguese alphabet, let's play a little! In this site for kids, you will play a game called "O jogo das letras". You need to click "jogue agora" (play now) to start the game. In this game, you need to drag the object that is inside the train to the house. Pick the object that starts with the letter shown on the house. Have fun! And don't forget to pay attention to the name of the object you picked. It will appear if you pick the right object! Write it down, so you will learn better.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

The alphabet

The alphabet is known in Portuguese as alfabeto or abecedário. The Portuguese alphabet consists of 23 letters; the letters K, W, Y are not part of the Portuguese alphabet but are used in words of foreign origin or in abbreviations.

Click here to listen and practice the pronunciation of the Brazilian Portuguese alphabet. Knowing how to pronounce the letters will help you to pronounce the words.

Now, have some fun with Xuxa singing the song "Abecedário da Xuxa"!




Here are the lyrics, so you can sing with Xuxa!

Abecedário da Xuxa

Composição: Cesar Costa Filho & Ronaldo Monteiro de Souza

A de Amor (A for love)
B de Baixinho (B for kid)
C de Coração (C for heart)
D de Docinho (D for candy)
E de Escola (E for school)
F de Feijão (F for beans)
G de Gente (G for people)
H de Humano (H for human)
I de Igualdade (I for equality)
J Juventude (J youth)
L Liberdade (L liberty)
M Molecagem (M prank)
N Natureza (N nature)
O Obrigado (O thank you)
P Proteção! (P protection!)
Q de Quero-Quero (Q for Southern Lapwing)
R de Riacho (R for stream)
S de Saudade (S for longing)
T de Terra (T for Earth)
U de Universo (U for universe)
V de Vitória! (V for victory)
X o que que é? (X what is it?)
É Xuxa! (It’s Xuxa!)
Z é zum zum zum zum zum (Z is zum zum zum zum zum)
Vamos Cantar (Let’s sing)
Vamos Brincar (Let’s play)
Alegria pra valer! (Real happiness!)
O abecedário da Xuxa (Xuxa’s alphabet)
Vamos Aprender! (Let’s learn)