Family vocabulary Família
16 Portuguese words on the topic of family — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. The closest ones.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | family | a família | Note the accent: família, stress on -mí-. |
 | dad | o papai | Affectionate; neutral: o pai. 🇵🇹 PortugalIn Portugal: papá. |
 | mom | a mamãe | Affectionate; neutral: a mãe. 🇵🇹 PortugalIn Portugal: mamã. |
 | parents | os pais | don't confuse with país (accented) = country. 🔗 RootPlural of pai, but also 'parents'. |
 | son | o filho | lh sounds like lli in 'million'. |
 | daughter | a filha | common diminutive filhinha. |
 | children | os filhos | os filhos = 'sons' AND 'children' (mixed). |
 | brother | o irmão | Plural irmãos; -ão nouns pluralize three ways (-ãos/-ões/-ães) — this one is the simple -s. |
 | sister | a irmã | the ã is nasal. Plural irmãs. 🔗 RootFeminine of irmão. |
 | grandfather | o avô | Only the accent separates the pair: avô (grandfather, closed o) vs avó (grandmother, open o). |
 | grandmother | a avó | avó (open o) vs avô (grandfather); os avós = grandparents. |
 | husband | o esposo | Formal; the everyday word is o marido. |
 | wife | a esposa | Formal; colloquially a mulher (minha mulher = my wife). |
 | boyfriend | o namorado | noivo is already a fiancé. 🔗 RootFrom namorar (to date someone). |
 | girlfriend | a namorada | a noiva = fiancée or bride. |
 | baby | o bebê | Brazilian spelling. 🇵🇹 PortugalPortugal writes bebé. |