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100 intermediate Portuguese words

100 Portuguese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Portuguese	English
amar	to love
beber	to drink
gritar	to shout
seco	dry
suave	gentle
bonito	pretty
cedo	early
decerto	admittedly
dentro	inside
nem	nor
desde	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
entre	amongWithin a larger group
este	thisDemonstrative determiner, masculine before a vowel
eles	themStressed pronoun after a preposition
sim	yesAffirmative answer
arrumar	to put away
acender	to turn on
rejeitar	to turn down

Everyday life 58 words

Portuguese	English
adeus	farewell
viva	hi there
desculpa	apology
lote	batch
monte	pile
cem	hundred
alvorada	dawn
festa	celebration
Natal	Christmas
íris	iris
nervo	nerve
rim	kidney
tosse	coughNoun, the symptom itself
constipação	cold
xarope	syrup
filho mais velho	eldest child
anfitrião	host
luto	mourning
ingénuo	naive
educado	polite
tédio	boredom
jarra	vase
frigorífico	fridge
candeeiro	lamp
lima	file
serra	saw
balde	bucket
linho	linen
prega	pleat
luva	glove
amora	blackberry
assado	roast joint
refrigerante	soft drink
amargo	bitter
insípido	bland
frasco	jar
IVA	value added tax
encomenda	parcel
depósito	deposit
banco	benchPublic seat
feira	fair
abadia	abbey
pneu	tyre
ferry	ferry
travão	brake
spa	spa
visto	visa
pernoitar	to stay overnight
geada	frost
duna	dune
bruma	mist
ganso	goose
lince	lynx
seiva	sap
cera	wax
cubo	cube
bug	bug
menu	menu

Fields 24 words

Portuguese	English
exame oral	oral test
aprovado	passed
pequena empresa	small business
licença	leave
pedreiro	bricklayer
barman	bartender
set	set
boxe	boxing
dado	dice
baile	dance ball
jazz	jazz
camarim	dressing room
ADN	DNA
ião	ion
separação de resíduos	sorting
a granel	loose goods
auditoria	audit
bolha	bubble
visto	visa
delito	offence
greve	strike
refém	hostage
burburinho	buzz
meio de comunicação	media

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Portuguese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
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.

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