A

abaixar= to lower; to reduce

abelha= bee

aberto= open

abraçar= to hug

abrir= to open

acabar= to finish

acalmar= to calm

ação= action, act, deed

aceitar= to accept

achar= to find

achar que= to think that

acima= above, up

acompanhar= to accompany

aconselhar= to advise

acontecer= to happen

acordar= to wake up

acordo= agreement

acostumar-se= to get used to

acreditar= to believe

açucar= sugar

acusar= to accuse

adaptar= to adapt

adiar= to postpone

adivinhar= to guess

admirar= to admire

admitir= to admit

adulto= adult

afirmar= to affirm

afundar= to sink

agachar-se= to crouch, to squat

agarrar= to grasp, to seize

agir= to act

agora= now

agradar= to please

água= water

aguentar= to stand, to bear, to endure

agulha= needle

aí= there

ainda= still, yet

ajudar= to help

ajustar= to adjust

alcançar= to reach

alegre= glad

além= over there; further; beyond

além de= besides

além disso= moreover

alguém= somebody

algum= some, any

ali= there

alimentar= to feed

almoçar= to have lunch

almoço= lunch

alterar= to alter, to change

alto= high, tall

altura= height

amanhã= tomorrow

amar= to love

amarelo= yellow

amargo= bitter

amarrar= to tie

ambos= both

amigo= friend

aniversário= birthday

ano= year

antes= before

aparecer= to appear

aprender= to learn

aqui= here

ar= air

areia= sand

arma= weapon, gun

armário= cupboard

árvore= tree

até= until

atirar= to shoot

atrás= behind

atrasar= to delay

atrasar-se= to be late

atraso= delay

através= through

atravessar= to cross

aula= class, lesson

ausente= absent

avião= airplane

avisar= to warn

avô= grandfather

avó= grandmother

azedo= sour

azul= blue

B

bagunça=mess

baixar= to lower; to go down; to drop

baixo= low; short

balançar= to swing; to shake

banco= bank

bandeira= flag

banho= bath

barato= cheap

barba= beard

barco= boat

barriga= belly

barro= mud

barulho= noise

base= base

básico= basic

batata= potato

bater= to beat, to hit

beber= to drink

beijar= to kiss

beira= edge, border

bem= well

bilhete= ticket

bloco= block

blusa= blouse; shirt

boca= mouth

bola= ball

bolha= bubble

bolo= cake

bom= good

bonito= beautiful, pretty

braço= arm

branco= white

breve= short, brief

brilhar= to shine

brincar= to play

brinquedo= toy

buraco= hole

buscar= to fetch; to search

C

cabeça= head

cabelo= hair

caber= to fit

cabide= hanger

cabo= cable; handle

caçar= to hunt

cachorro= dog

cada= each

cadeira= chair

caderno= notebook

café= coffee

café da manhã= breakfast

cair= to fall

caixa= box

calça= pants, trousers

calçada= sidewalk

calcular= to calculate

calmo= calm

calor= heat, warmth

cama= bed

caminhão= truck

caminhar= to walk

caminho= way, pat

camisa= shirt

camiseta= T-shirt

campo= field; countryside

caneta= pen

cano= pipe; tube

cansado= tired

cansar= to tire

cansar-se= to get tired

cantar= to sing

capaz= able, capable

capital= capital

carimbo= stamp

carne= meat

caro= expensive

carregar= to load; to carry

carro= car

carta= letter; card

carteira (1)= desk

carteira (2)= wallet

casa= house

casaco= coat

casado= married

casar= to marry

casar-se= to get married

caso= case; affair

castelo= castle

castigar= to punish

castigo= punishment

causa= cause, reason

causar= to cause

cavalo= horse

cavar= to dig

cedo= early; soon

cem= hundred

centro= centre

cerca= fence

cerca de= around, about

cérebro= brain

certo= certain, sure; right

cerveja= beer

cessar= to cease

céu= sky

chá= tea

chamada= call

chamar= to call

chamar-se= to be called, to be named

chão= floor, ground

chapéu= hat

chato (1)= flat, level

chato (2)= boring

chave= key

chefe= chief, boss

chegada= arrival

chegar= to arrive

cheio= full

cheirar= to smell

cheiro= smell

chorar= to cry, to weep

chover= to rain

chupar= to suck

chutar= to kick

chute= kick

chuva= rain

cidade= city, town

em cima= on, above

cinco= five

cinto= belt

cinza= grey

círculo= circle

claro= clear; bright, light

classe= class

cliente= client

clima= climate

cobertor= blanket

cobra= snake

cobrir= to cover

coçar= to scratch,to itch

coelho= rabbit

coisa= thing

cola= glue

colar= to stick

colchão= mattress

colher (1)= n. spoon

colher (2)= v. to gather, to pick

colocar= to put

colorido= colorful

colorir= to color

com= with

começar= to begin

começo= begin, start

comer= to eat

comércio= trade

comida= food

como= how; as; like

comparar= to compare

competir= to compete

completo= complete

comprar= to buy

compreender= to understand

comum= common

concluir= to conclude

conclusão= conclusion

concordar= to agree

condição= condition

confiar= to trust

congelar= to freeze

conhecer= to know (somebody or a place)

consertar= to repair, to fix

contar= to count; to tell

contra= against

contrário= opposed; opposite

contrato= contract

conversar= to talk

convidar= to invite

copo= glass

cor= colour, color

corda= rope, string

correr= to run

correto= correct, right

cortar= to cut

cortina= curtain

cozinha= kitchen

cozinhar= to cook

criança= child

criar= to create

cru= raw, crude

cruz= cross

cruzar= to cross

cuidado= care

cuidar= to take care

culpa= fault, guilt

culpar= to blame

curar= to cure

curto= short

curva= curve

custar= to cost

custo= cost

D

dar= to give

decidir= to decide

dedo= finger

defender= to defend

deitar= to lie down

deixar= to leave; to let, to allow

dente= tooth

dentro= inside

depois= after

derreter= to melt

descer= to go down, to come down

descobrir= to discover; to find out

desde= since

desejar= to wish

desejo= wish

desenhar= to draw (picture)

desenho= drawing

dia= day

diferente= different

difícil= difficult

dirigir= to direct; to drive (car)

dividir= to divide

dizer= to say

dobrar= to double; to fold, to bend

dobro= double

doce= sweet

doer= to hurt, to ache

dor= ache, pain

dormir= to sleep

duro= hard, tough

dúvida= doubt

duvidar= to doubt

E

e= and

em= in, at, on

em baixo= under

em cima= on, above

em frente de= in front of

emprestar= to lend, to borrow

ensinar= to teach

entrar= to enter, to come in

escola= school

espaço= space

esquina= corner

estrela= star

F

fácil= easy

falar= to speak

fazer= to do, to make

flor= flower

floresta= forest

fogo= fire

folha= leaf; sheet (of paper)

fome= hunger (com fome= hungry)

fora= outside

frango= chicken

frase= phrase

frio= cold

fruta= fruit

fugir= to flee, to run away

fundo= bottom

G

ganhar= to win, to earn

garrafa= bottle

gastar= to spend

gato= cat

gordo= fat

gostar= to like

grande= bid

gritar= to shout

H

história= history

hoje= today

hora= hour

I

igual= equal, same

ilha= island

inteligente= inteligent

interessante= interesting

ir= to go

irmã= sister

irmão= brother

J

já= already

janela= window

janta= dinner, supper

jantar= to have dinner

jardim= garden

jogar= to play (a game); to throw

jogo= game, match

jornal= newspaper

junto= together

L

lado= side

lago= lake

lápis= pencil

lavar= to wash

leite= milk

lembrar= to remember

ler= to read

levar= to take (something from a place to another), to carry, to lead

limpar= to clean

limpo= clean

livre= free

livro= book

longe= far

lugar= place

lua= moon

M

mãe= mother

mal, mau, ruim= bad

manhã= morning

mar= sea

mas= but

mão= hand

mar= sea

matar= to kill

menina= girl

menino= boy

mentir= to lie (to tell lies)

mentira= lie (not true)

mesa= table

molhado= wet

montanha= mountain

morar= to live (in a place), to reside, to dwell

morrer= to die

morto= dead

mover= to move

mundo= world

mudar= to change

N

nada= nothing

nadar= to swim

nevar= to snow

neve= snow

ninguém= nobody

noite= night

novo= new

nunca= never

nuvem= cloud

O

olhar= to look

olho= eye

ontem= yesterday

ou= or

P

pai= father

pais= parents

país= country

palavra= word

para= to, for

parar= to stop

parede= wall

parque= park

pé= foot

pedido= request

pedir= to ask for, to request

pensar= to think

pequeno= small

perder= to lose, to miss (bus, train,...)

pergunta= question

perguntar= to ask

perna= leg

perto= near

pessoa= person

poder (1)= v. can, may

poder (2)= n. power

ponte= bridge

pôr= to put

por= for

por que= why

porque= because

porta= door

portão= gate

praia= beach

precisar= to need

Q

quando= when

quanto= how much

quantos= how many

quase= almost

que, o que= what

quebrar= to break

quente= hot

querer= to want

R

rápido= fast, quick

raramente= seldom

raro= rare

rato= rat

rio= river

rir= to laugh

roupa= clothes

S

saber= to know (something)

sangue= blood

sapato= shoe

saúde= health

sempre= always

sentar= to sit

sentimento= feeling

sentir= to feel

só, somente= only, just

sol= sun

sorrir= to smile

suco= juice

sujo= dirty

T

tamanho= size

tarde= afternoon; late

tempo= time

tentar= to try

ter= to have

tocar= to touch; to play (an instrument)

todo, todos= all, every

trabalhar= to work

trabalho= work, job

trem= train (vehicle)

tudo= everything

U

último= last, latest

ultrapassar= to surpass, exceed, to overtake

um= one; a, an

úmido= moist

unha= nail (of finger)

único= unique, the only

unidade= unity

unido= united, linked

unir= to join, to link, to unite

urgente= urgent

usar= to use

uso= use

usual= usual, common

útil= useful

utilizar= to use

V

vaca= cow

vaga= vacancy

vago= vague; vacant

vale= valley

valer= to be worth, to be valid

valor= value, worth

vantagem= advantage

vapor= steam

variar= to vary

variedade= variety

varrer= to sweep

vaso= vase

vazar= to leak

vazio= empty

veículo= vehicle

vela= candle; sail

velejar= to sail

velho= old

velocidade= speed

vencer= to win

venda= sale

vender= to sell

veneno= poison

vento= wind

ver= to see

verão= summer

verbo= verb

verdade= truth

verdadeiro= true; real

verde= green

vergonha= shame

verificar= to check, to verify

vermelho= red

vertical= vertical

vestido= dress

vestir= to dress; to wear

vez= time (ex.: uma vez= one time)

vezes= times (ex.: três vezes= tree times)

viagem= trip

viajar= to travel

vida= life

vidro= glass (material)

vinho= wine

vir= to come

virar= to turn

visão= vision, sight

visita= visit

visitar= to visit

viver= to live

vivo= live

vizinho= neighbour

voar= to fly

vocabulário= vocabulary

vogal= vowel

volta= turn; bend; return

voltar= to come back, to return

volume= volume

vontade= will, wish

vôo= flight

voz= voice

X

xícara= cup

Y

Z

zangar-se= to get annoyed

zangado= angry; annoyed

zero= zero