1- Personal pronouns:

eu= I

tu= you (used in some regions of Brazil)

você= you (the most used word for "you")

o(a) senhor(a)= you (formal form)

ele= he/ ela= she

nós= we

a gente= we (colloquial word for "we", used in spoken language)

• "a gente" means "we" but is a singular pronoun and conjugates like "você")

vocês= you (plural)

eles= they (masculine)/ elas= they (feminine)

• portuguese don´t have an equivalent for the word “it”

- example:

eu sou= I am

você é= you are

ele/ ela é= he/ she is

nós somos= we are

a gente é= we are

vocês são= you are (plural)

eles/ elas são= they are



2- personal pronouns (direct or indirect object):

me= me, mim

you= te, você, se,si

him= o, lhe, ele, se, si

her= a, lhe, ela, se, si

us= nos, nós, a gente

you (plural)= vos, vocês, se, si

them= os, as, lhes, eles, elas, se, si

• "mim, você, ele, ela, nós, a gente, vocês, eles, elas, si" are only used after a preposition, the others pronouns are used without preposition.

• "se, si" are reflexive pronouns like himself, herself, themselves :

myself= me, eu mesmo(a), mim mesmo(a)( after preposition)

yourself/ yourselves= se, você(s) mesmo(a)(s)

himself/ herself= se, si( after preposition), ele/ ela mesmo(a)

ourselves= nós, nós mesmos

themselves= se, si( after preposition), eles/ elas mesmos(as)

3-

com= with

comigo= with me

contigo, com você= with you

com ele= with him

com ela= with her

conosco, com a gente= with us

com vocês= with you (plural

com eles, com elas= with them

para, pra= to, for

pra mim= to/for me

pra você= to/for you

pra ele= to/for him

por= for

por mim= for me

por você= for you

por ele= for him