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Most Common Portuguese Words
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Essential Portuguese vocabulary with pronunciation guides. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.
Nouns
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| casa | house | KAH-zah |
| água | water | AH-gwah |
| homem | man | OH-meyn |
| mulher | woman | moo-LYEHR |
| criança | child | kree-AHN-sah |
| amigo | friend | ah-MEE-goo |
| tempo | time / weather | TEM-poo |
| dia | day | JEE-ah |
| vida | life | VEE-dah |
| mundo | world | MOON-doo |
| país | country | pah-EES |
| cidade | city | see-DAH-jee |
| trabalho | work | trah-BAH-lyoo |
| dinheiro | money | jee-NYEH-roo |
| comida | food | koh-MEE-dah |
| família | family | fah-MEE-lyah |
| carro | car | KAH-hoo |
| livro | book | LEE-vroo |
| escola | school | es-KO-lah |
| rua | street | HOO-ah |
Verbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| ser | to be (permanent) | sehr |
| estar | to be (temporary) | es-TAR |
| ter | to have | tehr |
| fazer | to do / make | fah-ZEHR |
| ir | to go | eer |
| vir | to come | veer |
| dizer | to say | jee-ZEHR |
| ver | to see | vehr |
| saber | to know | sah-BEHR |
| poder | to be able to | poh-DEHR |
| querer | to want | keh-REHR |
| falar | to speak | fah-LAR |
| comer | to eat | koh-MEHR |
| beber | to drink | beh-BEHR |
| dormir | to sleep | dor-MEER |
| trabalhar | to work | trah-bah-LYAR |
| pensar | to think | pen-SAR |
| amar | to love | ah-MAR |
| dar | to give | dar |
| entender | to understand | en-ten-DEHR |
Adjectives
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| grande | big | GRAN-jee |
| pequeno | small | peh-KEH-noo |
| bom | good | bohn |
| ruim | bad | hoo-EEN |
| bonito | beautiful | boh-NEE-too |
| novo | new | NO-voo |
| velho | old | VEL-yoo |
| jovem | young | ZHO-veyn |
| feliz | happy | feh-LEES |
| triste | sad | TREES-tee |
| forte | strong | FOR-chee |
| rápido | fast | HAH-pee-doo |
| lento | slow | LEN-too |
| quente | hot | KEN-chee |
| frio | cold | FREE-oo |
| fácil | easy | FAH-seel |
| difícil | difficult | jee-FEE-seel |
| importante | important | im-por-TAN-chee |
| livre | free | LEE-vreh |
| verdadeiro | true | ver-dah-DEH-roo |
Adverbs
| Word | English Meaning | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| muito | very / a lot | MWEE-too |
| também | also / too | tam-BEYN |
| sempre | always | SEM-preh |
| nunca | never | NOON-kah |
| frequentemente | often | freh-kwen-teh-MEN-chee |
| agora | now | ah-GO-rah |
| já | already | zhah |
| ainda | still | ah-EEN-dah |
| talvez | maybe | tal-VEHZ |
| bem | well | beyn |
| mal | badly | mal |
| rapidamente | quickly | hah-pee-dah-MEN-chee |
| aqui | here | ah-KEE |
| lá | there | lah |
| juntos | together | ZHOON-toos |
| só | only | so |
| realmente | really | heh-al-MEN-chee |
| bastante | quite / enough | bas-TAN-chee |
| pouco | a little | PO-koo |
| demais | too much | deh-MAHS |