Brazilian Portuguese — top 433 words
High-frequency vocabulary for English speakers. Reveal each card, then rate your recall — the schedule adapts (SM-2) and is stored on your device.
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| # | Brazilian Portuguese | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | não | no; not |
| 2 | sim | yes |
| 3 | você | you (singular, standard) |
| 4 | eu | I |
| 5 | ele | he; him; it |
| 6 | ela | she; her; it |
| 7 | nós | we |
| 8 | eles | they (m/mixed) |
| 9 | vocês | you (plural) |
| 10 | me | me; myself |
| 11 | te | you (object, informal) |
| 12 | se | oneself; himself/herself |
| 13 | mim | me (after preposition) |
| 14 | comigo | with me |
| 15 | consigo | with oneself/you |
| 16 | conosco | with us |
| 17 | meu | my; mine (m) |
| 18 | minha | my; mine (f) |
| 19 | meus | my; mine (m pl) |
| 20 | seu | your; his; her; its (m) |
| 21 | sua | your; his; her; its (f) |
| 22 | quem | who; whom |
| 23 | qual | which; what |
| 24 | quando | when |
| 25 | onde | where |
| 26 | aonde | to where |
| 27 | como | how; as; like |
| 28 | porque | because |
| 29 | porquê | why (as a noun); the reason |
| 30 | quanto | how much; how many |
| 31 | uma | a; an; one (f) |
| 32 | muito | very; a lot; much |
| 33 | mais | more; plus |
| 34 | menos | less; fewer |
| 35 | tão | so (with adjectives) |
| 36 | tanto | so much; so many |
| 37 | bastante | quite; enough; a lot |
| 38 | todo | all; every (m) |
| 39 | todos | everyone; all (m) |
| 40 | cada | each; every |
| 41 | algum | some; any (m) |
| 42 | alguma | some; any (f) |
| 43 | nenhum | no; none; not any (m) |
| 44 | algo | something |
| 45 | alguém | someone; somebody |
| 46 | ninguém | no one; nobody |
| 47 | nada | nothing; not at all |
| 48 | tudo | everything |
| 49 | outro | another; other (m) |
| 50 | outra | another; other (f) |
| 51 | mesmo | same; even; really (m) |
| 52 | mesma | same (f) |
| 53 | qualquer | any; whichever |
| 54 | este | this (m) |
| 55 | esta | this (f) |
| 56 | esse | that (m, near you) |
| 57 | essa | that (f, near you) |
| 58 | isto | this (thing) |
| 59 | isso | that (thing) |
| 60 | aquilo | that (over there) |
| 61 | aquele | that one (m, far) |
| 62 | ser | to be (permanent) |
| 63 | sou | I am |
| 64 | é | he/she/it is; is |
| 65 | são | they are |
| 66 | era | was; used to be |
| 67 | foi | was; went (he/she/it) |
| 68 | fui | I was; I went |
| 69 | será | will be |
| 70 | estar | to be (state/location) |
| 71 | estou | I am (state) |
| 72 | está | he/she/it is (state) |
| 73 | estava | was (state); I/he was |
| 74 | ter | to have |
| 75 | tenho | I have |
| 76 | tem | has; there is/are |
| 77 | tinha | had; used to have |
| 78 | tenha certeza | be sure; rest assured |
| 79 | haver | to exist; there to be (formal) |
| 80 | há | there is/are; ago (formal) |
| 81 | fazer | to do; to make |
| 82 | faz | does; makes; ago |
| 83 | fiz | I did; I made |
| 84 | fazendo | doing; making |
| 85 | faça | do; make (command) |
| 86 | ir | to go |
| 87 | vai | goes; is going to |
| 88 | vamos | we go; let's go |
| 89 | vir | to come |
| 90 | vem | comes; come |
| 91 | dar | to give |
| 92 | poder | to be able to; power |
| 93 | posso | I can |
| 94 | pode | can; is allowed |
| 95 | poderia | could; would be able |
| 96 | querer | to want; to love |
| 97 | quero | I want |
| 98 | quer | wants |
| 99 | saber | to know (a fact) |
| 100 | sei | I know |
| 101 | sabe | knows |
| 102 | conhecer | to know (a person/place) |
| 103 | conhece | knows (someone) |
| 104 | dizer | to say; to tell |
| 105 | diz | says |
| 106 | disse | said (he/she) |
| 107 | falar | to speak; to talk |
| 108 | fala | speaks; speak (command) |
| 109 | ver | to see |
| 110 | vi | I saw |
| 111 | ouvir | to hear; to listen |
| 112 | ouvi | I heard |
| 113 | escutar | to listen |
| 114 | olhar | to look |
| 115 | olha | look; hey (attention) |
| 116 | pensar | to think |
| 117 | achar | to think; to find |
| 118 | acho | I think; I guess |
| 119 | acreditar | to believe |
| 120 | acredito | I believe |
| 121 | gostar | to like |
| 122 | gosto | I like; taste |
| 123 | amar | to love |
| 124 | amo | I love |
| 125 | amor | love |
| 126 | odiar | to hate |
| 127 | precisar | to need |
| 128 | preciso | I need |
| 129 | dever | must; to owe; duty |
| 130 | deve | must; should |
| 131 | deixar | to let; to leave |
| 132 | ajudar | to help |
| 133 | ajuda | help; helps |
| 134 | ficar | to stay; to become |
| 135 | pegar | to take; to grab; to catch |
| 136 | sair | to leave; to go out |
| 137 | entrar | to enter; to go in |
| 138 | chegar | to arrive |
| 139 | voltar | to return; to come back |
| 140 | esperar | to wait; to hope |
| 141 | comer | to eat |
| 142 | beber | to drink |
| 143 | dormir | to sleep |
| 144 | morrer | to die |
| 145 | morte | death |
| 146 | matar | to kill |
| 147 | viver | to live |
| 148 | nascer | to be born |
| 149 | comprar | to buy |
| 150 | pagar | to pay |
| 151 | trabalhar | to work |
| 152 | trabalho | work; job; I work |
| 153 | começar | to begin; to start |
| 154 | terminar | to finish; to end |
| 155 | acabar | to finish; to run out |
| 156 | parar | to stop |
| 157 | mudar | to change; to move house |
| 158 | usar | to use; to wear |
| 159 | andar | to walk; floor (of building) |
| 160 | correr | to run |
| 161 | levar | to take; to carry |
| 162 | trazer | to bring |
| 163 | encontrar | to find; to meet |
| 164 | procurar | to look for; to search |
| 165 | perder | to lose; to miss |
| 166 | ganhar | to win; to earn |
| 167 | contar | to count; to tell |
| 168 | mostrar | to show |
| 169 | colocar | to put; to place |
| 170 | tirar | to take out; to remove |
| 171 | entender | to understand |
| 172 | conseguir | to manage; to be able |
| 173 | tentar | to try |
| 174 | continuar | to continue |
| 175 | perguntar | to ask (a question) |
| 176 | pergunta | question; asks |
| 177 | pedir | to ask for; to order |
| 178 | chamar | to call; to name |
| 179 | ligar | to call (phone); to turn on |
| 180 | olá | hello |
| 181 | oi | hi |
| 182 | alô | hello (on the phone) |
| 183 | ei | hey |
| 184 | tchau | bye |
| 185 | adeus | goodbye; farewell |
| 186 | obrigado | thank you (said by a male) |
| 187 | valeu | thanks; cheers (informal) |
| 188 | favor | favor (as in 'por favor', please) |
| 189 | por favor | please |
| 190 | desculpe | sorry; excuse me (formal) |
| 191 | prazer | pleasure; nice to meet you |
| 192 | parabéns | congratulations |
| 193 | saúde | health; bless you; cheers |
| 194 | bem | well; fine; good |
| 195 | mal | badly; barely; evil |
| 196 | bom | good (m) |
| 197 | boa | good (f) |
| 198 | ótimo | great; excellent |
| 199 | melhor | better; best |
| 200 | pior | worse; worst |
| 201 | ruim | bad |
| 202 | grande | big; large; great |
| 203 | grandes | big (pl) |
| 204 | pequeno | small (m) |
| 205 | pequena | small (f) |
| 206 | alto | tall; high; loud |
| 207 | baixo | short; low; down |
| 208 | nova | new (f) |
| 209 | velho | old (m) |
| 210 | forte | strong |
| 211 | fácil | easy |
| 212 | difícil | hard; difficult |
| 213 | rápido | fast; quick |
| 214 | tarde | late; afternoon |
| 215 | longe | far |
| 216 | perto | near; close |
| 217 | quente | hot |
| 218 | feliz | happy |
| 219 | triste | sad |
| 220 | bonito | handsome; pretty (m) |
| 221 | bonita | pretty; beautiful (f) |
| 222 | lindo | beautiful; gorgeous (m) |
| 223 | linda | beautiful; gorgeous (f) |
| 224 | legal | cool; nice; legal |
| 225 | engraçado | funny |
| 226 | estranho | strange; stranger |
| 227 | louco | crazy |
| 228 | certo | right; correct; sure |
| 229 | errado | wrong |
| 230 | verdade | truth; true |
| 231 | claro | clear; of course |
| 232 | importante | important |
| 233 | possível | possible |
| 234 | diferente | different |
| 235 | próximo | next; near (m) |
| 236 | último | last (m) |
| 237 | primeiro | first (m) |
| 238 | único | only; unique (m) |
| 239 | inteiro | whole; entire |
| 240 | sério | serious; seriously |
| 241 | seguro | safe; sure; insurance |
| 242 | pronto | ready; done |
| 243 | cheio | full |
| 244 | homem | man |
| 245 | mulher | woman; wife |
| 246 | pessoa | person |
| 247 | gente | people; folks; (a gente = we, colloquial) |
| 248 | povo | people (a nation) |
| 249 | criança | child |
| 250 | menino | boy |
| 251 | menina | girl |
| 252 | garoto | boy; young guy |
| 253 | garota | girl; young woman |
| 254 | rapaz | young man; guy |
| 255 | jovem | young; young person |
| 256 | amigo | friend (m) |
| 257 | amiga | friend (f) |
| 258 | família | family |
| 259 | pai | father; dad |
| 260 | mãe | mother; mom |
| 261 | papai | daddy |
| 262 | mamãe | mommy |
| 263 | filho | son |
| 264 | filha | daughter |
| 265 | irmão | brother |
| 266 | irmã | sister |
| 267 | tio | uncle |
| 268 | tia | aunt |
| 269 | marido | husband |
| 270 | esposa | wife |
| 271 | bebê | baby |
| 272 | senhor | sir; mister; you (formal m) |
| 273 | senhora | madam; ma'am; you (formal f) |
| 274 | casa | house; home |
| 275 | lar | home |
| 276 | quarto | room; bedroom |
| 277 | sala | living room; hall |
| 278 | cama | bed |
| 279 | mesa | table |
| 280 | porta | door |
| 281 | cidade | city; town |
| 282 | rua | street |
| 283 | lugar | place |
| 284 | escola | school |
| 285 | hospital | hospital |
| 286 | comida | food |
| 287 | café | coffee; café; breakfast |
| 288 | água | water |
| 289 | carro | car |
| 290 | dinheiro | money |
| 291 | livro | book |
| 292 | música | music |
| 293 | filme | film; movie |
| 294 | festa | party |
| 295 | telefone | telephone |
| 296 | dia | day |
| 297 | noite | night; evening |
| 298 | manhã | morning |
| 299 | hoje | today |
| 300 | amanhã | tomorrow |
| 301 | ontem | yesterday |
| 302 | agora | now |
| 303 | semana | week |
| 304 | mês | month |
| 305 | ano | year |
| 306 | hora | hour; time (o'clock) |
| 307 | minuto | minute |
| 308 | momento | moment |
| 309 | vez | time (occurrence); turn |
| 310 | tempo | time; weather |
| 311 | sempre | always |
| 312 | nunca | never |
| 313 | já | already; now; right away |
| 314 | ainda | still; yet |
| 315 | antes | before |
| 316 | depois | after; afterwards |
| 317 | logo | soon; right away |
| 318 | cedo demais | too early |
| 319 | então | then; so |
| 320 | enquanto | while |
| 321 | durante | during |
| 322 | aqui | here |
| 323 | aí | there (near you) |
| 324 | ali | there; over there |
| 325 | lá | there (far) |
| 326 | cá | here |
| 327 | dentro | inside |
| 328 | fora | outside; out |
| 329 | cima | top; up (em cima = on top) |
| 330 | lado | side |
| 331 | frente | front |
| 332 | atrás | behind; back |
| 333 | meio | middle; half; means |
| 334 | direito | right (direction); law; straight |
| 335 | sem | without |
| 336 | para | for; to; in order to |
| 337 | pra | for; to (colloquial for 'para') |
| 338 | sobre | on; about; over |
| 339 | entre | between; among |
| 340 | contra | against |
| 341 | até | until; up to; even |
| 342 | desde | since; from |
| 343 | mas | but |
| 344 | porém | however; but |
| 345 | também | also; too |
| 346 | talvez | maybe; perhaps |
| 347 | assim | like this; so; that way |
| 348 | apenas | only; just |
| 349 | quase | almost |
| 350 | realmente | really; truly |
| 351 | exatamente | exactly |
| 352 | simplesmente | simply; just |
| 353 | finalmente | finally |
| 354 | provavelmente | probably |
| 355 | cuidado | careful; care; watch out |
| 356 | calma | calm; take it easy |
| 357 | sorte | luck |
| 358 | medo | fear |
| 359 | razão | reason; right (ter razão = to be right) |
| 360 | ideia | idea |
| 361 | nome | name |
| 362 | vida | life |
| 363 | coisa | thing |
| 364 | parte | part |
| 365 | caso | case; in case |
| 366 | jeito | way; manner; knack |
| 367 | forma | form; way; shape |
| 368 | número | number |
| 369 | dois | two (m) |
| 370 | duas | two (f) |
| 371 | três | three |
| 372 | cinco | five |
| 373 | dez | ten |
| 374 | mil | thousand |
| 375 | cabeça | head |
| 376 | mão | hand |
| 377 | olho | eye |
| 378 | boca | mouth |
| 379 | coração | heart |
| 380 | corpo | body |
| 381 | rosto | face |
| 382 | cabelo | hair |
| 383 | pé | foot |
| 384 | sangue | blood |
| 385 | cara | face; guy; dude (colloquial) |
| 386 | deus | God |
| 387 | problema | problem |
| 388 | história | history; story |
| 389 | guerra | war |
| 390 | polícia | police |
| 391 | médico | doctor; medical |
| 392 | professor | teacher; professor |
| 393 | presidente | president |
| 394 | país | country |
| 395 | governo | government |
| 396 | mundo real | the real world |
| 397 | um pouco | a little; a bit |
| 398 | de novo | again |
| 399 | por que | why |
| 400 | com licença | excuse me |
| 401 | por quê | why (at end of question) |
| 402 | tá | okay; yeah; it is (colloquial for 'está') |
| 403 | tô | I am (colloquial for 'estou') |
| 404 | cadê | where is...? (colloquial) |
| 405 | né | right?; isn't it? (tag question) |
| 406 | blz | alright; ok (texting, from 'beleza') |
| 407 | vc | you (texting, from 'você') |
| 408 | vlw | thanks; cheers (texting, from 'valeu') |
| 409 | flw | later; bye (texting, from 'falou') |
| 410 | tb | also; too (texting, from 'também') |
| 411 | td | everything; all (texting, from 'tudo') |
| 412 | hj | today (texting, from 'hoje') |
| 413 | pq | why; because (texting, from 'por quê/porque') |
| 414 | qnd | when (texting, from 'quando') |
| 415 | dnv | again (texting, from 'de novo') |
| 416 | sdds | missing you (texting, from 'saudades') |
| 417 | bj | kiss (texting, from 'beijo') |
| 418 | bjo | kiss (texting, from 'beijo') |
| 419 | gnt | guys; people (texting, from 'gente') |
| 420 | cmg | with me (texting, from 'comigo') |
| 421 | mds | OMG (texting, from 'meu Deus') |
| 422 | mn | dude; bro (texting, from 'mano') |
| 423 | kra | dude (texting, from 'cara') |
| 424 | kd | where is...? (texting, from 'cadê') |
| 425 | tranq | chill; no worries (from 'tranquilo') |
| 426 | fds | weekend (texting, from 'fim de semana') |
| 427 | add | to add (texting, from 'adicionar') |
| 428 | mano | bro; dude |
| 429 | saudade | longing; missing someone (untranslatable) |
| 430 | beleza | beauty; alright / cool (as a reply) |
| 431 | kkkkkk | hahaha (Brazilian internet laugh, from 'k') |
| 432 | rsrsrs | hehe (shy/ironic laugh, from 'risos') |
| 433 | huehuehue | trollish/gamer laugh |