Core Vocabulary in Portuguese #
What are the most basic concepts that virtually all languages express? I’ve done my best to answer this question with a list of 200 core vocabulary items, and this is part one of the Portuguese (Brazilian) version. To learn how I settled on these particular concepts and see what other languages have been added so far, check out “Core Vocabulary Across Languages.”
Abbreviations #
m = masculine gender (“o”)
f = feminine gender (“a”)
Nouns #
- name = nome (m)
- water = água (f)
- blood = sangue (m)
- fire = fogo (m)
- stone/rock = pedra (f), rocha (f)
- dog = cachorro (m), cão (m)
- fish = peixe (m)
- louse/flea = piolho (m), pulga (f)
- hand/arm = mão (f), braço (m)
- eye = olho (m)
- ear = orelha (f), ouvido (m)
- nose = nariz (m)
- tongue = língua (f)
- tooth = dente (m)
- bone = osso (m)
- horn = chifre (m), corno (m)
- tail = rabo (m), cauda (f)
- egg = ovo (m)
- leaf = folha (f)
- night/evening = noite (f)
- star = estrela (f)
- sun = sol (m)
- moon = lua (f)
- earth/soil = terra (f), solo (m)
- salt = sal (m)
- mountain = montanha (f)
- tree = árvore (f)
- rain = chuva (f)
- wind = vento (m)
- bird = pássaro (m)
- flesh/meat = carne (f), vianda (f)
- liver = fígado (m)
- skin/hide = pele (f)
- knee = joelho (m)
- breast/chest = peito (m)
- person/human = pessoa (f), humano (m)
- man = homem (m)
- woman = mulher (f)
- child = criança (f), menino/menina
- hair/fur = cabelo (m), pele (f)
- mouth = boca (f)
- neck = pescoço (m), colo (m)
- foot/leg = pé (m), perna (f)
- feather = pena (f), pluma (f)
- grease/fat = graxa (f), gordura (f)
- smoke = fumaça (f)
- ash/soot = cinza (f), fuligem (f)
- sand = areia (f)
- wood = madeira (f)
- root = raiz (f)
- rope/cord = corda (f)
- path/road = caminho (m), estrada (f)
- year = ano (m)
Verbs #
- die = morrer
- see/look/watch = ver, olhar, enxergar
- hear/listen = ouvir, escutar
- know = saber, conhecer
- drink = beber
- give = dar, doar
- come = vir
- stand = levantar[-se], ficar
- sit/set = sentar[-se], assentar
- lie/lay = deitar[-se]
- fly = voar
- eat = comer
- bite = morder
- burn = queimar
- kill = matar
- say/tell/speak/talk = dizer, falar
- laugh = rir, gargalhar
Adjectives #
- new = novo/nova
- full = cheio/cheia, pleno/plena
- good = bom/boa
- long = longo/longa, comprido/comprida
- red = vermelho/vermelha
- black = preto/preta
- white = branco/branca
- green = verde
- yellow = amarelo/amarela
- small/little = pequeno/pequena
- big/large = grande
- wide/broad = largo/larga
- heavy = pesado/pesada
- old = velho/velho
- dry = seco/seca
Other #
- I/me = eu/me/mim
- you = você, tu/te/ti, vocês, vós/vos
- what/which = que, qual
- who/whom = quem
- one/a/an = um/uma
- two = dois/duas
- not/no = não
- this/these = este/esta/estes/estas, isto
- we/us = nós/nos
- all/everything/everyone = todo/toda/todos/todas, tudo