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Portuguese vocabulary: numbers and quantities

Numbers in Portuguese, along with quantities and measurements: counting, paying, giving a size or a weight.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

PortugueseEnglish
tudoall
aproximadamenteapproximately
superfíciearea
no máximoat most
médiaaverage
bocadobit
casalcoupleTwo people who form a couple
distânciadistance
duplodouble
oitoeight
vazioempty
suficienteenough
poucosfew
primeirofirst
cincofive
quatrofour
cheiofull
alturaheight
últimolast
medidameasurement
novenine
nenhumnone
númeronumberIdentifier
taxarate
restoremainder
sérieseries
dezasseteseventeen
váriosseveral
parteshare
escassezshortage
seissix
somasum
dezten
terçothirdFraction
terceirothirdRank, ordinal
atingirto reach
demasiadostoo many
vinte e umtwenty one
doistwo
unidadeunit

Level 2: medium 35 words

PortugueseEnglish
dezenaabout ten
lotebatch
graudegree
profundidadedepth
algarismodigit
dúziadozen
parevenNumber divisible by two
quinzefifteen
cinquentafifty
quinhentosfive hundred
quarentaforty
cemhundred
polegadainch
comprimentolength
metrometre
milhãomillion
dezanovenineteen
noventaninety
parpairSet of two identical items
pedaçopiece
montepile
proporçãoproportion
quarta partequarterFraction
posiçãorank
escalascale
sextosixth
sessentasixty
trezethirteen
trintathirty
milthousand
três quartosthree quarters
estimarto estimate
medirto measure
duzentostwo hundred
volumevolume

Level 3: hard 25 words

PortugueseEnglish
ampereampere
bytebyte
centímetrocentimetre
decimaldecimal
vírguladecimal point
grau Celsiusdegree Celsius
FahrenheitFahrenheit
fraçãofraction
gigabytegigabyte
hectarehectare
centésimohundredth
quilómetrokilometre
litrolitre
megabytemegabyte
mililitromillilitre
ímparodd
rácioratio
metro quadradosquare metre
somarto add up
duplicarto double
multiplicarto multiply
subtrairto subtract
triplicarto triple
pesarto weigh
wattwatt

In Brazil, people say

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

  • seventeen dezassete dezessete
  • nineteen dezanove dezenove
  • kilometre quilómetro quilômetro
  • ratio rácio razão

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Portuguese words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 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?
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