Do you want to recognize some Portuguese swear words when people talk?

Some of them require action from you, that's why you need to know them.

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Swear words in Portuguese (palavrões or asneiras) are likely to be related to sex or sexual activities. As in any other language, they are very offensive but it's a matter of fact that everybody uses them in the streets, when angry, when complaining about something, or even when talking to friends or in a more relaxed environment.

Swear words are language too, and this site would be incomplete if I didn't cover this delicate subject. However, I decided to password protect this pages because the aim of this site is to educate and not to cause any kind of harm to anybody.

When visiting a Portuguese speaking country, you will realize that a lot of people use bad words. However, there are specific places like coffee shops, pastelarias, lanchonetes, restaurants and many other places where it's very unlikely to hear people saying these words.


Swearing shows your level of education, the respect you show to others, and the level of diplomacy and respect you want others to use towards you, and vice-versa.

My recommendation to you is, learn these words just to recognize them, but please don't say them to others because they can put yourself into trouble, and you might end up fighting, facing inconvenient and unpleasant situations, or even, in the worst case scenario, going to jail.

I've divided the bad words into 2 categories. The ones you use in Brazil, and the ones you use in Portugal. I'll explain the situations and contexts where you might hear them.

  • Brazilian Portuguese bad words.
  • European Portuguese bad words.

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    If you want to learn more swear words, slang and other simlar expressions in Portuguese, you may want to check these books out:

    Dirty Portuguese

    Is full of commonly used swear words, slang and similar expressions.

    When you recognize them, they may help you to identify their meaning when you hear native speakers talk. 

    This book also gives you a comprehensive pronunciation guide and includes expressions you will hear people using in all Portuguese-speaking countries.

    By clicking on the image you will be able to see a few pages inside.




    Dirty Jam

    Also introduces a selection of the most common swear words and slang expressions in Brazilian Portuguese. The book works as  flashcards and the authors contextualize every new word and expression in a valid sentence, which might be a good help! 

    By clicking on the image you will be able to see a few pages inside.


     

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  • The Portuguese alphabet.
  • European Portuguese Pronunciation
  • Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation
  • Portuguese Determinants
  • Portuguese Nouns
  • Portuguese Verbs
  • Free Portuguese Verb Table
  • Portuguese Adjectives
  • Portuguese Prepositions
  • Portuguese Connectors
  • Portuguese Adverbs
  • Portuguese Question Words
  • Portuguese Numbers
  • Portuguese words similar to English
  • Direct and Reported Speech
  • Useful Portuguese Phrases
  • Days Of The Week
  • Phrases to get by - Brazilian Portuguese
  • Brazilian Portuguese phrases for second meeting
  • Some Portuguese Bad Words
  • Difference Between Por and Para in Portuguese
  • Present Subjunctive in Portuguese
  • Personal Infinitive in Portuguese
  • Future Subjunctive in Portuguese
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