Portuguese words to know!
>> Sunday, October 9, 2011
I've compiled a short list of some of the words in Portuguese that I've learned in the last two months being here in Brazil, including many words that I wish I knew before I came. Hope this can be helpful to other Portuguese learners!
Goiaba - type of fruit used many times to make jam
Pegar um ônibus - catch the bus
tirar uma foto - to take a picture
rodoviária - bus station
senha - password
maçã - apple
raiva - anger
caixa electronica - ATM
som - sound
pôr do sol - sunset
tinta - paint
molhado - wet
mingau - oatmeal
cacheado - curly (hair)
liço - straight (hair)
cachos - curls
biscoito - cookie
fazer trilha - to go hiking
soneca - nap
guardanapo - napkin
loira - blonde (hair)
pachisço o lanche - snack
sacola - shopping bag
pirula/comprimido - pill
coroa - crown
garçonete/garçon - waiter
saudavel - healthy
salta alto - high heels
escovar os dentes - brush teeth
escova de dentes - toothbrush
esquentar - warm up
amagracer - lose weight
caleboca! - shut up!
pasta - folder
olha só - look there!
calças - jeans
cachecol - scarf
devagar - slow
a colher - spoon
a garfa - fork
a faca - knife
abacate - avocato
abacaxi - pineapple
baunilha - vanilla
abobara - pumpkin
alface - lettuce
mamão - papaya
atravesar - to cross (the street)
está ligado - it is on
desligar - to turn off
berinjela - eggplant
chuchu - type of squash
cenouras - carrots
alho - garlic
caligrafia - penmanship
posto - gas station
achar - to find
cada trecho - each way
nação - nationality
caramba/pra caramba - curse word meaning: shit/crap!
caralho - penis
palavrão - curse word
que porra! - shit!
que foda! - How cool!
brega - corny
cara - person/guy
tudo fodido - all screwed up
pasar na bola - let you down
gossa - rude
receber dinheiro - earn money
pipoca - popcorn
da liçensa - excuse me
povo - town
esquisito - strange
convém que - it is important that...
semanalmente - all week
mergulhar - dive
pirada - joke
caverna - cave
ter sentido - make sense
chaleira - tea pot
foco - focus
rodoveario - highway
quebracabeça - puzzle
bakana - cool
catador - garbage sorters
maluca - crazy
formatura - graduation
miego - sweet (for person)
prancha - board
bexiga - bladder
edredom - comforter
algodão - cotton
estar brava - angry
laudas - pages
afiado - pointy/sharp
hidroelétrica - dam
virir - turn
não estou de afim de ____ - I don't want to ____
sitio - ranch
nogento - obnoxious
abacateiro - avocato tree
falta de formatura - lack of education
blitz - police lines stopping cars
poço - well
saco - bored








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