Basic Portuguese vocabulary · Básico
Portuguese shares thousands of Latin roots with English — família, importante, restaurante — so you start with a huge head start, and Brazilian pronunciation is musical and remarkably regular. English · Portuguese · note, chapter by chapter.
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🇧🇷 The vocabulary is Brazilian Portuguese; where European Portuguese (Portugal) differs, the difference is flagged in the notes column.
Building blocks Fundamentos
The skeleton of every sentence: who, which verb, how many, and how it all connects.
PronounsPronomes8 wordsCommon VerbsVerbos Comuns18 wordsNumbersNúmeros22 wordsConnectorsConectores18 wordsQuestionsPerguntas8 words
Everyday essentials O essencial
The words you will meet every single day, from the very first lesson.
Greetings and PolitenessSaudações e Cortesia20 wordsTime and DaysTempo e Dias19 wordsColorsCores11 wordsFamilyFamília16 wordsFood and DrinkComida e Bebida17 wordsPlacesLugares15 wordsBasic AdjectivesAdjetivos Básicos19 words
Around town and at home Na cidade e em casa
Shopping, real food on real plates — and the way to get there.
FruitsFrutas19 wordsVegetablesVegetais19 wordsDishesPratos21 wordsClothingRoupas20 wordsThe HouseA Casa20 wordsDirections and NavigationDireções e Navegação20 words
People and the world As pessoas e o mundo
The body, appearance, animals, the weather — and what people do for a living.