Portuguese - Basic Vocabulary
This is a collection of basic vocabulary for the Portuguese language, including around 200 words.
1. Numbers
Learn to count and express quantities with basic numerals, cardinal and ordinal numbers, and numerical expressions
0
zero
zero
1
um
one
2
dois
two
3
três
three
4
quatro
four
5
cinco
five
6
seis
six
7
sete
seven
8
oito
eight
9
nove
nine
10
dez
ten
11
onze
eleven
12
doze
twelve
13
treze
thirteen
14
quatorze
fourteen
15
quinze
fifteen
16
dezesseis
sixteen
17
dezessete
seventeen
18
dezoito
eighteen
19
dezenove
nineteen
20
vinte
twenty
30
trinta
thirty
40
quarenta
forty
50
cinquenta
fifty
60
sessenta
sixty
70
setenta
seventy
80
oitenta
eighty
90
noventa
ninety
100
cem
hundred
1K
mil
thousand
1M
milhão
million
2. Colors
Explore basic and advanced colors, shades, and descriptive terms for talking about the visual world around you
⚪
branco
white
⚫
preto
black
🔴
vermelho
red
🔵
azul
blue
🟡
amarelo
yellow
🟢
verde
green
🟣
roxo
purple
🟤
marrom
brown
🟠
laranja
orange
🌸
rosa
pink
⭐
ouro
gold
🌑
prata
silver
☁️
cinza
grey
3. Animals
Discover vocabulary for domestic pets, farm animals, wild creatures, and exotic species from around the world
🐶
cão
dog
🐱
gato
cat
🐴
cavalo
horse
🐮
vaca
cow
🐷
porco
pig
🐦
pássaro
bird
🐟
peixe
fish
🐭
rato
mouse
🦊
raposa
fox
🐇
coelho
rabbit
🐻
urso
bear
🐼
panda
panda
🐨
coala
koala
🐘
elefante
elephant
🐢
tartaruga
turtle
🦒
girafa
giraffe
🦆
pato
duck
🕷️
aranha
spider
4. People
Learn words for immediate and extended family members, relationships, and terms for describing different types of people
👨👩👧👦
família
family
🧔
homem
man
👩
mulher
woman
👦
menino
boy
👧
menina
girl
👶
criança
child
👨🦳
pai
father
👩🦳
mãe
mother
👴
avô
grandfather
👵
avó
grandmother
🧑🦰
irmão
brother
👩🦱
irmã
sister
🧑
amigo
friend
👥
pessoas
people
🙋
pessoa
person
5. Objects
Build vocabulary for everyday items, household objects, tools, and common things you encounter in daily life
🏠
casa
house
🏢
edifício
building
🏫
escola
school
🏪
loja
store
🛣️
estrada
road
🌆
cidade
city
🌳
árvore
tree
💧
água
water
☀️
sol
sun
☁️
nuvem
cloud
📚
livro
book
🖊️
caneta
pen
📱
telefone
phone
🔑
chave
key
🚗
carro
car
6. Food
Master vocabulary for meals, snacks, beverages, cooking ingredients, and different types of cuisine from various cultures
🍎
maçã
apple
🍌
banana
banana
🍞
pão
bread
🧀
queijo
cheese
🥩
carne
meat
🥛
leite
milk
☕
café
coffee
🍵
chá
tea
💧
água
water
🍺
cerveja
beer
🍷
vinho
wine
🍽️
comida
food
🍳
ovo
egg
🍚
arroz
rice
🥕
vegetais
vegetables
7. Time
Learn to express time concepts including days of the week, months, seasons, clock times, and temporal expressions
☀️
dia
day
🌙
noite
night
⏰
hora
hour
🗓️
semana
week
📅
mês
month
🗓️
ano
year
🗓️
segunda-feira
Monday
🗓️
terça-feira
Tuesday
🗓️
quarta-feira
Wednesday
🗓️
quinta-feira
Thursday
🗓️
sexta-feira
Friday
🗓️
sábado
Saturday
🗓️
domingo
Sunday
🌅
manhã
morning
🌆
noite
evening
🕛
agora
now
🔜
em breve
soon
🕒
tempo
time
8. Verbs
Essential action words and verbs for describing activities, states of being, and both physical and mental actions
🗣️
falar
to speak
🚶
caminhar
to walk
🏃
correr
to run
🍽️
comer
to eat
🍷
beber
to drink
😴
dormir
to sleep
📖
ler
to read
✍️
escrever
to write
👀
ver
to see
👂
ouvir
to hear
💭
pensar
to think
🤔
saber
to know
❤️
amar
to love
👍
gostar
to like
👋
vir
to come
🚪
abrir
to open
🔒
fechar
to close
💡
aprender
to learn
➕
dar
to give
💸
comprar
to buy
9. Adjectives
Expand your descriptive vocabulary with words for qualities, characteristics, emotions, and properties of things
😊
feliz
happy
😢
triste
sad
😠
irritado
angry
👍
bom
good
👎
mau
bad
⬆️
grande
big
⬇️
pequeno
small
🆕
novo
new
🕰️
velho
old
💯
muitos
many
🤏
poucos
few
🥵
quente
hot
🥶
frio
cold
💪
forte
strong
👶
fraco
weak
✨
bonito
beautiful
👹
feio
ugly
✅
correto
correct
❌
errado
wrong
⚡
rápido
fast
10. Connectors
Master conjunctions, transitions, and linking expressions to connect ideas and create more complex, flowing sentences
➕
e
and
➡️
mas
but
👉
ou
or
🤔
porque
because
👉
então
so
🤨
no entanto
however
🤔
portanto
therefore
➕
também
also
🕒
quando
when
🤔
se
if
🕒
antes
before
🕒
depois
after
🕒
desde
since
🕒
enquanto
while
11. Professions
Learn vocabulary for various careers, occupations, and professional roles across different industries and sectors
👨🏫
professor
teacher
🧑⚕️
médico
doctor
👩💻
engenheiro
engineer
👨🍳
chef
chef
🧑🌾
fazendeiro
farmer
👮
policial
police officer
🧑🎨
artista
artist
🧑💼
funcionário de escritório
office worker
🔬
cientista
scientist
🛒
vendedor
salesperson
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