Portuguese Vocabulary

This page contains the most commonly used vocabulary in English and Portuguese (Brazilian), there are more than 300 words. The table includes the following: Portuguese adjectives verbs, animals, body parts, objects food, people, and survival words that you might want to know when chatting. Most of the vocabulary is used for the everyday life conversations, so they might come handy if you memorize them.

Make sure to check out our Learn Portuguese page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.

English to Portuguese Word Translations

English	Portuguese	English	Portuguese

Animals	Animais	Body Parts
Bear	Urso	Arm	Braço
Bird	Bird	Back	Costas
Cat	Gato	Chest	Peito
Cow	Vaca	Ear	Orelha
Dog	Cão	Eye	Eye
Fish	Peixe	Face	Rosto
Horse	Cavalo	Finger	Finger
Monkey	Macaco	Fingers	Dedos
Mouse	Mouse	Foot	Pé
Pig	Porco	Hair	Cabelo
Sheep	Ovinos	Hand	Mão
		Head	Cabeça
Adjectives	Adjectivos	Heart	Coração
Angry	Com raiva	Leg	Leg
Bad	Mau	Mouth	Boca
Beautiful	Lindo	Neck	Pescoço
Cheap	Barato	Nose	Nariz
Clean	Limpar	Shoulder	Ombro
Cold	Frio	Stomach	Estômago
Different	Diferentes	Teeth	Dentes
Difficult	Difícil	Tongue	Tongue
Early	Cedo	Tooth	Dente
Easy	Fácil
Friendly	Friendly	Objects	Objetos
Good	Bom	Bathroom	Banheiro
Heavy	Pesado	Bed	Cama
Important	Importante	Bedroom	Dormitório
Married	Casado	Ceiling	Teto
Natural	Natural	Chair	Cadeira
Nice	Agradável	Clothes	Roupas
Open	Abrir	Coat	Casaco
Polite	Polite	Cup	Taça
Poor	Pobre	Desk	Desk
Rich	Rich	Dress	Vestido
Sad	Triste	Floor	Piso
Simple	Simples	Fork	Fork
Slow	Lento	Furniture	Mobiliário
Small	Pequeno	Glass	Vidro
Sweet	Doce	Hat	Chapéu
Tall	Alto	House	Casa
Warm	Quente	Ink	Tinta
Well	Bem	Jacket	Jacket
Worse	Pior	Kitchen	Cozinha
Worst	Piores	Knife	Faca
Wrong	Errado	Lamp	Lâmpada
		Letter	Carta
Miscellaneous Words		Map	Mapa
Art	Arte	Newspaper	Newspaper
Book	Livro	Notebook	Notebook
Dictionary	Dicionário	Pants	Pants
Geography	Geografia	Paper	Livro
History	História	Pen	Caneta
Math	Math	Pencil	Lápis
Music	Música	Pharmacy	Farmácia
Science	Ciência	Picture	Imagem
Bank	Banco	Plate	Plate
Beach	Praia	Refrigerator	Frigorífico
By bicycle	De bicicleta	Restaurant	Restaurante
By bus	De ônibus	Roof	Telhado
By car	De carro	Room	Quarto
By train	De comboio	Rug	Rug
Cafe	Cafe	Scissors	Tesoura
Country	País	Shampoo	Shampoo
Desert	Deserto	Shirt	Shirt
Flowers	Flores	Shoes	Sapatos
Football	Futebol	Soap	Sabão
Forest	Floresta	Socks	Socks
Game	Jogo	Spoon	Spoon
Garden	Jardim	Table	Mesa
House	Casa	Toilet	Toilet
Island	Ilha	Toothbrush	Toothbrush
Lake	Lago	Toothpaste	Creme dental
Library	Biblioteca	Towel	Toalha
Mountain	Montanha	T-shirt	T-shirt
Movies	Filmes	Umbrella	Umbrella
Ocean	Oceano	Underwear	Underwear
Office	Office	Wall	Muro
On foot	A pé	Wallet	Carteira
Player	Jogador	Window	Janela
River	Rio
Sea	Mar	Food	Alimento
Soccer	Futebol	Apple	Maçã
Supermarket	Supermercado	Apricot	Apricot
Swimming pool	Piscina	Banana	Banana
Theater	Teatro	Bread	Pão
Tree	Árvore	Breakfast	Café da manhã
		Butter	Manteiga
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English	Portuguese	English	Portuguese

Verbs	Verbos	Candy	Candy
To arrive	chegar	Carrot	Cenoura
To ask	solicitar	Cheese	Queijo
To be	Ser	Chicken	Frango
To become	se tornar	Dessert	Sobremesa
To begin	começar	Dinner	Jantar
To break	quebrar	Fish	Peixe
To bring	trazer	Food	Alimento
To build	construir	Fruit	Frutas
To burn	gravar	Grapes	Uvas
To buy	comprar	Ice cream	Sorvete
To call	ligar para	Lamb	Cordeiro
To choose	escolher	Lemon	Limão
To clean	limpar	Lunch	Almoço
To close	fechar	Meal	Meal
To come	entrar	Meat	Carne
To cut	recortar	Onion	Cebola
To dance	dançar	Orange	Laranja
To do	fazer	Pork	Pork
To dream	sonhar	Potato	Batata
To drink	beber	Salad	Salada
To eat	comer	Salt	Salt
To fall	cair	Sandwich	Sandwich
To find	encontrar	Sausage	Salsicha
To forget	esquecer	Soup	Sopa
To get	obter	Sugar	Açúcar
To go	ir	Supper	Ceia
To hear	ouvir	Turkey	Turquia
To help	ajudar	Vegetables	Legumes
To kiss	beijar
To know	saber	People	Pessoas
To laugh	rir	Aunt	Tia
To learn	aprender	Baby	Bebê
To like	tal como	Brother	Irmão
To live	viver	Cousin	Primo
To look	olhar	Daughter	Filha
To love	amar	Dentist	Dentista
To make	fazer	Doctor	Doutor
To mean	dizer	Father	Pai
To meet	satisfazer	Granddaughter	Neta
To need	A necessidade	Grandfather	Avô
To open	abrir	Grandmother	Avó
To play	reproduzir	Grandson	Grandson
To push	empurrar	Husband	Marido
To read	ler	Mother	Mãe
To remember	lembrar	Nephew	Nephew
To return	retornar	Niece	Neice
To run	executar	Nurse	Enfermeira
To say	Dizer	Policeman	Policial
To see	ver	Postman	Carteiro
To sell	vender	Professor	Professor
To send	enviar	Son	Filho
To sit	sentar	Teacher	Professor
To sleep	dormir	Uncle	Tio
To speak	falar	Wife	Esposa
To take	ter
To talk	falar
To teach	ensinar
To tell	dizer
To think	pensar
To understand	compreender
To wait	esperar
To want	Querer
To work	trabalhar

I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Portuguese Vocabulary, Brazilian expressions and words. Try to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation. Make sure to check our Learn Portuguese page, which contains several lessons that might help you in your learning process.

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