Free Portuguese Word Lists

Basic Portuguese words

The most basic words to greet and thank people.

Portuguese	English
Olá!	Hi!
Bom dia!	Hello!
Adeus!	Goodbye! / Bye!
Obrigado!	Thank you!
Por favor!	Please!
Peço desculpa.	I'm sorry.
Com licença!	Excuse me!
Pare!	Stop!
Cuidado!	Caution!
Socorro!	Help!
sim	yes
não	no

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Essential Portuguese sentences

Simple sentences and asking basic questions.

Portuguese	English
O que é …?	What is …?
Onde é …?	Where is …?
Como …?	How …?
Quanto custa?	How much is it?
Quanto tempo demora?	How long does it take?
Que horas são?	What time is it?
Fala inglês?	Do you speak English?
Há …?	Is there …?
Queria ...	I would like ...
Preciso de ...	I need ...
Não compreendo.	I don't understand.
Não há problema!	No problem!

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Directions in Portuguese

Finding your way and instructing directions.

Portuguese	English
a direção	direction
a entrada	entrance
a saída	exit
a rua	street
o caminho	way
a praça	square
à direita	right
à esquerda	left
sempre em frente	straight ahead
para trás	back (direction)
aqui	here
ali	there
o mapa	map

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Weather and nature in Portuguese

Describing the weather and your surroundings.

Portuguese	English
a casa	house
o apartamento	apartment
o hotel	hotel
o museu	museum
a casa de banho	toilet
o banco	bank
a cidade	city
a praia	beach
a floresta	forest
a montanha	mountain
o parque	park
o rio	river
o mar	sea
o lago	lake
o tempo (meteorologia)	weather
o sol	sun
a chuva	rain
a neve	snow
a trovoada	thunderstorm

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Portuguese words for your stay

Checking in at the hotel and asking for what your room needs.

Portuguese	English
o quarto	room
a chave	key
a cama	bed
o duche	shower
a toalha	towel
a reserva	reservation

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Portuguese shopping terms

Buying the most essential items.

Portuguese	English
o supermercado	supermarket
o dinheiro	cash
o preço	price
o recibo	receipt
o multibanco	cash machine, ATM
o cartão de crédito	credit card
o saco	bag
o tampão	tampon
o penso higiénico	(sanitary) pad
o preservativo	condom
a escova de dentes	toothbrush
a ajuda	help
a polícia	police

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Portuguese words for food

The basics to buy food and read the menu in the restaurant.

Portuguese	English
a comida	food
o pequeno-almoço	breakfast
o restaurante	restaurant
o café (estabelecimento)	café
o bar	bar
a ementa	menu
a entrada (prato)	starter
o prato principal	main course
a sobremesa	dessert
a conta	bill
vegetariano/a	vegetarian
vegano/a	vegan
sem glúten	gluten-free
picante	spicy
o peixe	fish
a carne	meat
a carne de porco	pork
a salada	salad
o leite	milk
o queijo	cheese
o pão	bread
a fruta	fruits
os legumes	vegetables
os frutos secos	nuts
o café (bebida)	coffee
o chá	tea
a água	water
o vinho	wine
a cerveja	beer
sem álcool	non-alcoholic
Saúde!	Cheers!

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Portuguese transport words

Getting around with public transport.

Portuguese	English
o comboio	train
o autocarro	bus
o carro	car
o elétrico	tram
o táxi	taxi, cab
a bicicleta	bicycle
a pé	on foot
a estação de comboios	train station
a estação de autocarros	bus station
o aeroporto	airport
o avião	plane
a parada	stop
o bilhete	ticket
a bagagem	luggage

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Portuguese technology words

The basics to stay connected.

Portuguese	English
a internet	internet
a palavra-passe	password
o wifi	wifi
o computador	computer
o telefone	phone
a tomada	socket
o carregador	charger
carregar	to recharge

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Words for time in Portuguese

Reading opening hours and timetables.

Portuguese	English
o tempo (duração)	time
o dia	day
a semana	week
o mês	month
o ano	year
a hora	hour
o minuto	minute
segunda-feira	Monday
terça-feira	Tuesday
quarta-feira	Wednesday
quinta-feira	Thursday
sexta-feira	Friday
sábado	Saturday
domingo	Sunday
de manhã	in the morning
à tarde	in the afternoon
ao anoitecer	in the evening
à noite	at night
ontem	yesterday
hoje	today
amanhã	tomorrow
agora	now
antes	earlier
mais tarde	later
a horas	on time
atrasado/a	delayed

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Portuguese words for health

Words for basic health care and to describe when you are sick or injured.

Portuguese	English
o médico	doctor
o hospital	hospital
a farmácia	pharmacy
o analgésico	painkiller
o medicamento	medicine
a emergência	emergency
a alergia	allergy
o seguro	insurance
a dor	pain
as costas	back
o pé	foot
a barriga	stomach
a perna	leg
a cabeça	head
a mão	hand
o braço	arm
o dente	tooth

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Personal information in Portuguese

Filling out forms and providing basic information about you.

Portuguese	English
o nome	first name
o apelido	last name
a morada	address
o número de telefone	phone number
o país	country
o local de nascimento	place of birth
a data de nascimento	date of birth
o passaporte	passport
a profissão	profession, job
o homem	man
a mulher	woman
o adulto	adult
a criança	child

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Essential Portuguese verbs

The most common and useful verbs.

Portuguese	English
trabalhar	to work
visitar	to visit
ficar	to stay
precisar de	to need
comer	to eat
perguntar	to ask
dar	to give
ir	to go
ter	to have
ajudar	to help
comprar	to buy
vir	to come
poder	(I/you/we/they) can
aprender	to learn
fazer	to make
tomar	to take
dizer	to say
dormir	to sleep
escrever	to write
ver	to see
ser	to be
falar	to speak
procurar	to search
telefonar	to call
beber	to drink
compreender	to understand
esperar	to wait
saber	to know
querer	to want
pagar	to pay

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Basic Portuguese adjectives

The most important adjectives to describe things.

Portuguese	English
bom/boa	good
mau/má	bad
novo/a	new
velho/a	old
jovem	young
grande	big
pequeno/a	small
bonito/a	beautiful
barato/a	cheap
caro/a	expensive
quente	hot
frio/a	cold
escuro/a	dark
claro/a	bright
aberto/a	open
fechado/a	closed
perto	near
longe	far
juntos/as	together
separado/a	separate
importante	important
cansado/a	tired

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Colors in Portuguese

Words to describe the most common colors.

Portuguese	English
a cor	color
branco/a	white
preto/a	black
vermelho/a	red
azul	blue
verde	green
amarelo/a	yellow
colorido/a	colorful

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Portuguese numbers

Essential numbers for daily life.

Portuguese	English
zero	zero
um	one
dois	two
três	three
quatro	four
cinco	five
seis	six
sete	seven
oito	eight
nove	nine
dez	ten
vinte	twenty
cinquenta	fifty
cem	hundred
mil	thousand

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