20 Portuguese words for asking questions
20 Portuguese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Questions and translated into English.
Questions 20 words
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| quem | who |
| que | whatBefore a verb |
| quê | whatOn its own or after a preposition |
| quando | when |
| onde | where |
| como | how |
| porquê | why |
| quanto | how muchUsed on its own, to ask about a quantity or a price |
| qual | whichInterrogative determiner, before the noun |
| qual | which oneInterrogative pronoun, used on its own |
| acaso | doQuestion marker, no literal equivalent |
| o que | whatQuestion word, object |
| o que | whatQuestion word, subject |
| sim | yes |
| não | no |
| talvez | perhaps |
| com certeza | of course |
| não sei | I do not know |
| de acordo | okay |
| porque | becauseEveryday use |
Mini quiz
5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.
Frequently asked questions
- What comes after these 20 words?
- Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 20 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 20 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 20 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Portuguese vocabulary on iPhone.
Utilities
- 32 Portuguese words for opposites
- 28 Portuguese words for saying where
- 28 Portuguese words for saying when
Lists by situation
- 50 essential Portuguese words for travel
- 50 essential Portuguese words at the restaurant
- 100 essential Portuguese words for work
- 50 essential Portuguese words for getting to know someone
- 50 essential Portuguese words at the doctor’s
- 50 essential Portuguese words for shopping
- 50 essential Portuguese words for school
- 100 essential Portuguese verbs
- 100 intermediate Portuguese words
- 100 advanced Portuguese words
- 32 Portuguese words for opposites
- 28 Portuguese words for saying where
- 28 Portuguese words for saying when
- Your first 100 Portuguese words
