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40 must-know Portuguese words

40 Portuguese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Function words, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

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Must-know 40 words

Portuguese	English
sim	yes
não	no
obrigado	thank you
muito obrigado	thank you very much
bom dia	helloGreeting on arrival, during the day
olá	hiInformal greeting
até logo	goodbye
até breve	see you soon
até amanhã	see you tomorrow
de nada	you are welcomeEveryday use
lamento	sorryApology
de acordo	okay
talvez	perhaps
sem problema	no problem
não compreendo	I do not understand
não sei	I do not know
chamo-me	my name is
estou bem	I am fine
boa continuação	have a good day
boa noite	good nightWhen parting to go to sleep
hoje	today
amanhã	tomorrow
ontem	yesterday
agora	now
aqui	here
muito	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
muito	veryIntensity, with an adjective or an adverb
também	also
sempre	always
nunca	never
onde	where
quando	when
quem	who
e	and
ou	or
mas	but
com	with
sem	withoutPreposition, followed by a noun or an infinitive
para	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
em	in

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What comes after these 40 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 40 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 40 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 40 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

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