Places vocabulary Lugares
15 Portuguese words on the topic of places — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Where they are located.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | house | a casa | s between vowels = z: KA-za; at home = em casa (no article). |
 | street | a rua | na rua = on the street, outside. 🔗 RootLike French rue. |
 | city | a cidade | -dade = English -ity, always feminine: a cidade, a universidade. |
 | store | a loja | the j sounds like 'zh'. 🔗 RootFrom the same source as French loge. |
 | market | o mercado | an open-air market in Brazil is a feira. 🔗 RootFamily: o supermercado. |
 | restaurant | o restaurante | In Brazil final -te sounds like 'chee' and initial r like h: 'hes-tow-RAHN-chee'. |
 | school | a escola | Initial unstressed e sounds like 'ee' in Brazil: ees-KOH-lah. |
 | office | o escritório | Watch out: Portuguese oficina means a repair shop; the office is o escritório. |
 | hospital | o hospital | The h is silent: hospital sounds like 'ospital'. |
 | bank | o banco | Means both bank and bench. |
 | station | a estação | Feminine, like every -ção word: a estação; also means 'season'. |
 | airport | o aeroporto | 🔗 RootLiterally 'air port': porto = harbour. |
 | hotel | o hotel | The h is silent, and in Brazil the final -l sounds like w: hotel ≈ 'oh-TEH-oo'. |
 | beach | a praia | Common phrase: ir à praia (to go to the beach). |
 | park | o parque | Final -que sounds like 'kee' in Brazil: PAR-kee. |