How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Portuguese vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Portuguese adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Portuguese words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Portuguese	English
de novo	again
quase	almost
já	already
também	also
mal	badly
atrás	behind
melhor	better
em baixo	downstairs
noutro lado	elsewhere
longe	far
por fim	finally
aqui	here
à frente	in front
tarde	late
pouco	little
muito tempo	long time
talvez	maybe
entretanto	meanwhile
muito	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
depois	next
nomeadamente	notably
muitas vezes	often
à esquerda	on the left
só	only
ali	over there
depressa	quickly
antes	rather
realmente	really
tão	so much
às vezes	sometimes
sempre em frente	straight ahead
a seguir	then
assim	thus
hoje	today
amanhã	tomorrow
demasiado	too much
bem	well
ontem	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Portuguese	English
absolutamente	absolutely
decerto	admittedly
para trás	backwards
anteriormente	beforehand
por baixo	below
por acaso	by chance
certamente	certainly
completamente	completely
atualmente	currently
diretamente	directly
nitidamente	distinctly
facilmente	easily
enormemente	enormously
essencialmente	essentially
extremamente	extremely
antigamente	formerly
felizmente	fortunately
francamente	frankly
gratuitamente	free of charge
de agora em diante	from now on
imediatamente	immediately
dentro	inside
principalmente	mainly
normalmente	normally
perfeitamente	perfectly
definitivamente	permanently
provavelmente	probably
raramente	rarely
regularmente	regularly
relativamente	relatively
seriamente	seriously
simplesmente	simply
ligeiramente	slightly
unicamente	solely
seguramente	surely
infelizmente	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Portuguese	English
bruscamente	abruptly
anualmente	annually
aproximadamente	approximately
logo	at once
calmamente	calmly
prudentemente	cautiously
corretamente	correctly
de bom grado	gladly
honestamente	honestly
amavelmente	kindly
mensalmente	monthly
ruidosamente	noisily
ocasionalmente	occasionally
de propósito	on purpose
educadamente	politely
tranquilamente	quietly
proximamente	shortly
silenciosamente	silently
sinceramente	sincerely
de repente	suddenly
sistematicamente	systematically
provisoriamente	temporarily
habitualmente	usually
vagamente	vaguely
visivelmente	visibly
dificilmente	with difficulty

In Brazil, people say

KoKo also teaches Brazilian Portuguese. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

downstairs em baixo embaixo
elsewhere noutro lado em outro lugar
notably nomeadamente em especial
then a seguir em seguida
admittedly decerto com certeza

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Portuguese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.