With these common Portuguese words you can start building your sentences and speak straight away!
Bonita manhã, não? Here you have some common Portuguese words with which you can start building some simple sentences. Start getting the taste of it now. Remember that long sentences are just a group of small ones put together. OK, here you go! Pronouns | Word Sound | English Translation | Eu | [eh-oo] | I / Me | Ele | [eh-lee] | He / Him | Ela | [eh-lah] | She / Her | Você | [voh-say] | You | Verbs | Word Sound | English Translation | Falo | [fah-loo] | I speak | Fala | [fah-lah] | You/he/she speak(s) | sey | [say] | I know | Desculpe | [dsh-cool-peh] | Excuse me | Vou | [voh-oo] | I go | Ir | [eehr] | To go | Sabe | [sah-beh] | You/he/she knows | Sabia | [sah-bee-ah] | I / You / She / He knew | Quero | [keh-roo] | I want | Quer | [kehr] | You / She / He want(s) | Come | [coh-meh] | You / She / He eat(s) | Comer | [coo-mehr] | To eat | Bebe | [beh-beh] | You / She / He drink(s) | Beber | [Beh-behr] | To drink | Ter | [Tayhr] | To have | Tenho | [teh-nyio] | I have | Tem | [Teing] | You / She / He has | Ser | [seir] | To be (permanent) | Estar | [aysh-tahr] | To be (temporary) | Sou | [So-oo] | I am (perm.) | É | [ay] | You are / She / He is | Estou | [shto-oo] | I am (temp.) | Está | [sh-tah] | You are / She / He is | Dar | [darh] | To give | Dou | [doh-oo] | I give | Dá | [dah] | You / She / He give(s) | Prepositions | Word Sound | English Translation | Sem | [saying] | Without | Com | [kong] | With | Até | [ah-tay] | Until / Up to / See you! | No / Na | [noo] / [nah] | In the | Para | [pah-rah] | To / For / Towards / In order to | Por | [poohr] | For / Through / Via / By | De | [dayh] EU / [chee] BR | With | Adverbs | Word Sound | English Translation | Não | [naong] | No / Don't | Sim | [sing] | Yes | Agora | [ah-goh-rah] | Now | Devagar | [deh-vah-gahr] | Slow / Slowly | Depressa | [deh-preh-sah] | Quick / Quicky | Bem | [baing] | Well | Hoje | [oh-jay] | Today | Amanhã | [ah-mah-nyiang] | Tomorrow |
Go to top of the page. Here you have some sentences built with these common Portuguese words written by two of my students - C. and N. 1) Amanhã vou viajar em Cailfornia por uma semana. 2) Eu gosto de comer comida italiana. 3. Cada día eu aprendo mais português. 4. Ela está com os meus amigos de Londres. 5. O meu nome não é Paula. 6. Eu morei em Melbourne no princípio de 2007. 7. Eu estudei um MBA por dois anos. 8. Os meus amigos moram em todos os países do mundo. 9. Para eu morar em Londres eu preciso de um apartamento As you see, these are very good sentences - simple and clear - built with common Portuguese words. To build sentences, please use the
Portuguese vocabulary by clicking here
(new window opens) or you can also use the
Portuguese to English dictionary.
Boa Sorte! [boh-ah sohr-teh] - Good luck! Rafael x
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