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
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| tudo | all |
| aproximadamente | approximately |
| superfície | area |
| no máximo | at most |
| média | average |
| bocado | bit |
| casal | coupleTwo people who form a couple |
| distância | distance |
| duplo | double |
| oito | eight |
| vazio | empty |
| suficiente | enough |
| poucos | few |
| primeiro | first |
| cinco | five |
| quatro | four |
| cheio | full |
| altura | height |
| último | last |
| medida | measurement |
| nove | nine |
| nenhum | none |
| número | numberIdentifier |
| taxa | rate |
| resto | remainder |
| série | series |
| dezassete | seventeen |
| vários | several |
| parte | share |
| escassez | shortage |
| seis | six |
| soma | sum |
| dez | ten |
| terço | thirdFraction |
| terceiro | thirdRank, ordinal |
| atingir | to reach |
| demasiados | too many |
| vinte e um | twenty one |
| dois | two |
| unidade | unit |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| dezena | about ten |
| lote | batch |
| grau | degree |
| profundidade | depth |
| algarismo | digit |
| dúzia | dozen |
| par | evenNumber divisible by two |
| quinze | fifteen |
| cinquenta | fifty |
| quinhentos | five hundred |
| quarenta | forty |
| cem | hundred |
| polegada | inch |
| comprimento | length |
| metro | metre |
| milhão | million |
| dezanove | nineteen |
| noventa | ninety |
| par | pairSet of two identical items |
| pedaço | piece |
| monte | pile |
| proporção | proportion |
| quarta parte | quarterFraction |
| posição | rank |
| escala | scale |
| sexto | sixth |
| sessenta | sixty |
| treze | thirteen |
| trinta | thirty |
| mil | thousand |
| três quartos | three quarters |
| estimar | to estimate |
| medir | to measure |
| duzentos | two hundred |
| volume | volume |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| ampere | ampere |
| byte | byte |
| centímetro | centimetre |
| decimal | decimal |
| vírgula | decimal point |
| grau Celsius | degree Celsius |
| Fahrenheit | Fahrenheit |
| fração | fraction |
| gigabyte | gigabyte |
| hectare | hectare |
| centésimo | hundredth |
| quilómetro | kilometre |
| litro | litre |
| megabyte | megabyte |
| mililitro | millilitre |
| ímpar | odd |
| rácio | ratio |
| metro quadrado | square metre |
| somar | to add up |
| duplicar | to double |
| multiplicar | to multiply |
| subtrair | to subtract |
| triplicar | to triple |
| pesar | to weigh |
| watt | watt |
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?
- 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.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.
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