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500 Most Common Portuguese Words

These 500 words cover most of everyday spoken Portuguese. They are ordered by frequency, so the first hundred are the ones you meet in almost every sentence. Each entry has an example sentence, because a word in isolation is far harder to remember than a word in use.

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500 words

# Portuguese English
1 oarticle the (masc.)
2 deprep. of, from
3 aarticle the (fem.); to
4 econj. and
5 queconj. that, which
6 emprep. in, on
7 umarticle a, an (masc.)
8 serverb to be (permanent)
9 nãoadv. no, not
10 paraprep. for, to
11 comprep. with
12 porprep. by, for, through
13 estarverb to be (state)
14 terverb to have
15 seconj. if; oneself
16 comoadv. like, as; how
17 maisadv. more
18 masconj. but
19 eupron. I
20 seuadj. his, her, your
21 meuadj. my
22 fazerverb to do, to make
23 elepron. he
24 poderverb can, to be able to
25 dizerverb to say, to tell
26 estepron. this
27 irverb to go
28 tudopron. everything
29 muitoadv. very, much
30 ouconj. or
31 adv. already
32 quandoconj. when
33 ververb to see
34 saberverb to know
35 quererverb to want
36 darverb to give
37 semprep. without
38 outroadj. other, another
39 tambémadv. also, too
40 atéprep. until, up to
41 depoisadv. after, afterwards
42 adv. only
43 nóspron. we
44 elapron. she
45 sempreadv. always
46 aindaadv. still, yet
47 agoraadv. now
48 entãoadv. then, so
49 aquiadv. here
50 entreprep. between, among
51 sobreprep. on, about
52 sobprep. under
53 grandeadj. big, large
54 novoadj. new
55 bomadj. good
56 primeiroadj. first
57 mesmoadj. same; even
58 nadapron. nothing
59 alguma coisaphrase something
60 virverb to come
61 falarverb to speak, to talk
62 pensarverb to think
63 acharverb to think, to find
64 encontrarverb to find, to meet
65 levarverb to take, to carry
66 pôrverb to put
67 ficarverb to stay; to become
68 parecerverb to seem
69 deixarverb to leave, to let
70 o temponoun time; weather
71 o anonoun year
72 o dianoun day
73 a veznoun time, occasion
74 a coisanoun thing
75 o homemnoun man
76 a mulhernoun woman; wife
77 a vidanoun life
78 o mundonoun world
79 a casanoun house, home
80 a partenoun part
81 a maneiranoun way, manner
82 o pontonoun point
83 o casonoun case
84 o trabalhonoun work, job
85 a mãonoun hand
86 o olhonoun eye
87 a cabeçanoun head
88 a águanoun water
89 o dinheironoun money
90 o amigonoun friend
91 a famílianoun family
92 a mãenoun mother
93 o painoun father
94 o filhonoun son
95 a filhanoun daughter
96 o irmãonoun brother
97 a irmãnoun sister
98 a criançanoun child
99 a cidadenoun city
100 o paísnoun country
101 as pessoasnoun people
102 a escolanoun school
103 o livronoun book
104 o carronoun car
105 a portanoun door
106 a janelanoun window
107 a mesanoun table
108 a ruanoun street
109 o lugarnoun place
110 o nomenoun name
111 a palavranoun word
112 a perguntanoun question
113 a respostanoun answer
114 o exemplonoun example
115 a razãonoun reason
116 o problemanoun problem
117 a ideianoun idea
118 o momentonoun moment
119 a horanoun hour; time
120 a semananoun week
121 o mêsnoun month
122 a noitenoun night
123 a manhãnoun morning
124 a tardenoun afternoon
125 o fimnoun end
126 o inícionoun beginning
127 o Estadonoun state
128 o governonoun government
129 a leinoun law
130 a empresanoun company
131 o gruponoun group
132 a histórianoun story, history
133 a músicanoun music
134 o filmenoun film, movie
135 a línguanoun language; tongue
136 o númeronoun number
137 o preçonoun price
138 a lojanoun shop
139 o mercadonoun market
140 a contanoun bill; account
141 o comboionoun train
142 a estaçãonoun station; season
143 o aviãonoun aeroplane
144 a viagemnoun trip, journey
145 a praianoun beach
146 o hotelnoun hotel
147 o quartonoun room; fourth
148 a cozinhanoun kitchen; cooking
149 a camanoun bed
150 a cadeiranoun chair
151 o apartamentonoun flat, apartment
152 o jardimnoun garden
153 a árvorenoun tree
154 o cãonoun dog
155 o gatonoun cat
156 o pãonoun bread
157 o cafénoun coffee; café
158 o leitenoun milk
159 a carnenoun meat
160 o peixenoun fish
161 o queijonoun cheese
162 o vinhonoun wine
163 a cervejanoun beer
164 o médiconoun doctor
165 o hospitalnoun hospital
166 o corponoun body
167 a caranoun face
168 o coraçãonoun heart
169 a saúdenoun health
170 a universidadenoun university
171 o estudantenoun student
172 o professornoun teacher
173 o examenoun exam
174 o cursonoun course
175 o escritórionoun office
176 o chefenoun boss
177 o coleganoun colleague
178 o projetonoun project
179 o planonoun plan
180 a decisãonoun decision
181 a opiniãonoun opinion
182 trabalharverb to work
183 estudarverb to study
184 aprenderverb to learn
185 ensinarverb to teach
186 lerverb to read
187 escreververb to write
188 ouvirverb to hear, to listen
189 olharverb to look
190 perguntarverb to ask
191 responderverb to answer
192 ajudarverb to help
193 procurarverb to look for
194 mostrarverb to show
195 trazerverb to bring
196 comprarverb to buy
197 venderverb to sell
198 pagarverb to pay
199 custarverb to cost
200 comerverb to eat
201 beberverb to drink
202 cozinharverb to cook
203 dormirverb to sleep
204 levantar-severb to get up
205 sentar-severb to sit down
206 abrirverb to open
207 fecharverb to close
208 começarverb to begin
209 acabarverb to finish, to end
210 terminarverb to finish
211 esperarverb to wait; to hope
212 entrarverb to enter
213 sairverb to go out, to leave
214 voltarverb to return
215 partirverb to leave, to depart
216 andarverb to walk; to go
217 correrverb to run
218 viajarverb to travel
219 voarverb to fly
220 conduzirverb to drive
221 visitarverb to visit
222 conhecerverb to know, to meet
223 lembrarverb to remember
224 esquecerverb to forget
225 perceberverb to understand
226 entenderverb to understand
227 explicarverb to explain
228 tentarverb to try
229 usarverb to use
230 precisarverb to need
231 gostarverb to like
232 amarverb to love
233 odiarverb to hate
234 perderverb to lose; to miss
235 ganharverb to win, to earn
236 jogarverb to play
237 cantarverb to sing
238 dançarverb to dance
239 rirverb to laugh
240 chorarverb to cry
241 nadarverb to swim
242 limparverb to clean
243 lavarverb to wash
244 telefonarverb to phone
245 enviarverb to send
246 contarverb to tell; to count
247 mudarverb to change, to move
248 escolherverb to choose
249 decidirverb to decide
250 crescerverb to grow
251 morrerverb to die
252 nascerverb to be born
253 viververb to live
254 morarverb to live, to reside
255 sentirverb to feel
256 receberverb to receive
257 acontecerverb to happen
258 funcionarverb to work, to function
259 importanteadj. important
260 certoadj. right, certain
261 erradoadj. wrong
262 possíveladj. possible
263 necessárioadj. necessary
264 difíciladj. difficult
265 fáciladj. easy
266 rápidoadj. fast, quick
267 lentoadj. slow
268 altoadj. high, tall; loud
269 baixoadj. low, short
270 longoadj. long
271 curtoadj. short
272 jovemadj. young
273 velhoadj. old
274 forteadj. strong
275 fracoadj. weak
276 quenteadj. hot, warm
277 frioadj. cold
278 caroadj. expensive
279 baratoadj. cheap
280 livreadj. free, available
281 cheioadj. full
282 vazioadj. empty
283 seguroadj. safe; sure
284 perigosoadj. dangerous
285 felizadj. happy
286 tristeadj. sad
287 cansadoadj. tired
288 doenteadj. ill, sick
289 limpoadj. clean
290 sujoadj. dirty
291 sossegadoadj. quiet, calm
292 barulhentoadj. noisy
293 simpáticoadj. nice, friendly
294 interessanteadj. interesting
295 aborrecidoadj. boring
296 prontoadj. ready
297 abertoadj. open
298 fechadoadj. closed
299 claroadj. clear; of course
300 escuroadj. dark
301 bonitoadj. beautiful, pretty
302 mauadj. bad
303 melhoradj. better, best
304 pioradj. worse, worst
305 últimoadj. last
306 próximoadj. next
307 diferenteadj. different
308 pequenoadj. small
309 igualadj. the same, equal
310 todospron. everyone, all
311 alguémpron. somebody
312 ninguémpron. nobody
313 ambospron. both
314 algunsadj. some, several
315 muitosadj. many
316 poucosadj. few
317 cadaadj. each, every
318 quempron. who
319 ondeadv. where
320 quantoadv. how much
321 qualpron. which
322 porquêadv. why
323 aliadv. there
324 em cimaphrase on top, upstairs
325 em baixophrase below, downstairs
326 à frentephrase in front
327 atrásadv. behind
328 à esquerdaphrase on the left
329 à direitaphrase on the right
330 foraadv. outside
331 dentroadv. inside
332 pertoadv. near
333 longeadv. far
334 em todo o ladophrase everywhere
335 amanhãadv. tomorrow
336 ontemadv. yesterday
337 hojeadv. today
338 cedoadv. early
339 tardeadv. late
340 em brevephrase soon
341 muitas vezesphrase often
342 às vezesphrase sometimes
343 raramenteadv. rarely
344 nuncaadv. never
345 outra vezphrase again
346 finalmenteadv. finally
347 de repentephrase suddenly
348 talvezadv. maybe
349 provavelmenteadv. probably
350 claro que simphrase of course
351 infelizmenteadv. unfortunately
352 juntosadv. together
353 sozinhoadj. alone
354 bastanteadv. enough; quite
355 quaseadv. almost
356 cerca dephrase about, roughly
357 pelo menosphrase at least
358 sobretudoadv. above all
359 maladv. hardly; badly
360 já a seguirphrase right away
361 ao mesmo tempophrase at the same time
362 mesmo assimphrase even so
363 por issophrase therefore
364 além dissophrase besides
365 por exemplophrase for example
366 de qualquer formaphrase in any case
367 neste momentophrase at the moment
368 até agoraphrase so far
369 ainda nãophrase not yet
370 nada dissophrase not at all
371 por favorphrase please
372 obrigadophrase thank you
373 de nadaphrase you are welcome
374 desculpaphrase sorry, excuse me
375 oláphrase hello
376 adeusphrase goodbye
377 bom diaphrase good morning
378 boa noitephrase good night
379 até logophrase see you later
380 simadv. yes
381 duranteprep. during
382 contraprep. against
383 segundoprep. according to; second
384 apesar dephrase despite
385 em vez dephrase instead of
386 enquantoconj. while
387 emboraconj. although
388 antesadv. before
389 desdeprep. since, from
390 doisnum. two
391 trêsnum. three
392 quatronum. four
393 cinconum. five
394 seisnum. six
395 setenum. seven
396 oitonum. eight
397 novenum. nine
398 deznum. ten
399 cemnum. hundred
400 milnum. thousand
401 meioadj. half
402 a metadenoun half
403 a maiorianoun the majority
404 o restonoun the rest
405 o nívelnoun level
406 o passonoun step
407 o erronoun mistake
408 a sortenoun luck
409 o medonoun fear
410 o amornoun love
411 a paznoun peace
412 a forçanoun strength
413 a cornoun colour
414 a luznoun light
415 o solnoun sun
416 a chuvanoun rain
417 o invernonoun winter
418 o verãonoun summer
419 o fim de semananoun weekend
420 o relógionoun clock, watch
421 o telefonenoun telephone
422 o telemóvelnoun mobile phone
423 o computadornoun computer
424 a mensagemnoun message
425 a cartanoun letter
426 o jornalnoun newspaper
427 a chavenoun key
428 o saconoun bag
429 a roupanoun clothes
430 o sapatonoun shoe
431 o casaconoun coat, jacket
432 a camisanoun shirt
433 o papelnoun paper; role
434 a paragemnoun stop (bus)
435 o aeroportonoun airport
436 o centronoun centre
437 o bairronoun neighbourhood
438 a aldeianoun village
439 o camponoun countryside; field
440 a montanhanoun mountain
441 o rionoun river
442 o marnoun sea
443 a ilhanoun island
444 o animalnoun animal
445 a flornoun flower
446 a frutanoun fruit
447 os legumesnoun vegetables
448 o salnoun salt
449 o açúcarnoun sugar
450 o pequeno-almoçonoun breakfast
451 o almoçonoun lunch
452 o jantarnoun dinner
453 o restaurantenoun restaurant
454 a festanoun party
455 o presentenoun present, gift
456 o jogonoun game
457 o desportonoun sport
458 a equipanoun team
459 a aulanoun class, lesson
460 a tarefanoun task
461 o sonhonoun dream
462 o hábitonoun habit
463 o conselhonoun advice
464 a notícianoun news item
465 a dúvidanoun doubt
466 o sentidonoun sense, meaning
467 a diferençanoun difference
468 a mudançanoun change
469 o resultadonoun result
470 a causanoun cause
471 o efeitonoun effect
472 o tiponoun type, kind
473 o pedaçonoun piece
474 a ajudanoun help
475 a verdadenoun truth
476 o futuronoun future
477 o passadonoun past
478 a experiêncianoun experience
479 o sentimentonoun feeling
480 a sociedadenoun society
481 a políticanoun politics, policy
482 o direitonoun right; law
483 a regranoun rule
484 a possibilidadenoun possibility
485 precisar dephrase to need
486 ter dephrase to have to
487 ir aphrase to be going to
488 acabar dephrase to have just
489 voltar aphrase to do again
490 deixar dephrase to stop doing
491 tomar contaphrase to take care of
492 dar-se contaphrase to realise
493 ter vontadephrase to feel like
494 ter razãophrase to be right
495 phrase there is, ago
496 o membronoun member
497 o meionoun means; middle
498 conseguirverb to manage, to get
499 servirverb to serve; to fit
500 tornar-severb to become

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