Romance vocabulary Romance
14 Portuguese words on the topic of romance — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. The language of relationships.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | love | o amor | Same family: amar (to love) and amoroso (loving); masculine noun. |
 | couple | o casal | A romantic couple; plural casais. Same family as casar (to marry). |
 | date | o encontro | From encontrar (to meet); any meeting, not only a romantic date. |
 | kiss | o beijo | Common sign-off in messages: um beijo; verb beijar. |
 | hug | o abraço | Um abraço is a standard friendly sign-off; verb abraçar. |
 | to fall in love | apaixonar-se | Takes por: apaixonar-se por alguém; from paixão (passion). |
 | I love you | eu te amo | Brazil: eu te amo; milder: gosto de você. |
 | to miss | sentir falta | Literally 'to feel the lack': sentir falta de; the famous synonym is sentir saudade(s) de. |
 | to flirt | paquerar | Very Brazilian slang; also flertar. |
 | to get married | casar-se | Takes com: casar-se com alguém; in Brazil often plain casar. |
 | wedding | o casamento | Means both the wedding and the marriage; from casar. |
 | boyfriend | o namorado | From namorar (to date someone); noivo is already a fiancé. |
 | jealous | ciumento | From ciúme (jealousy): ter ciúmes de alguém. |
 | to break up | romper | Everyday Brazilian is terminar (com alguém); romper is more formal. |