Pronouns vocabulary Pronomes
9 Portuguese words on the topic of pronouns — with pictures, audio recordings and example sentences. Who performs the action — the basis of every sentence.
| Picture | English | Portuguese · Português | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | I | eu | Pronounced 'eh-oo', nothing like English 'you'; often dropped, since the verb ending shows the person. |
 | you | tu | In Brazil você dominates. 🇵🇹 Portugaltu is common in Portugal. |
 | he | ele | There is no 'it': ele/ela also refer to things, by grammatical gender. In Brazil pronounced 'EH-lee'. |
 | she | ela | Also used for feminine-gender things; plural elas. |
 | you (formal) | você | Takes a 3rd-person verb: você fala. In Brazil it is the everyday 'you', not formal. |
 | we | nós | Colloquial Brazil: a gente + singular verb. |
 | they | elesmasculine | eles for males or mixed groups; elas only when all are female. |
 | they | elasfeminine | |
 | you (plural) | vocês | The everyday plural 'you' for everyone; takes a 3rd-person plural verb. vós is archaic. |