A1
50 most common Portuguese words: level A1
The Portuguese words at level A1 that come up most often, ranked by frequency in film and TV subtitles, with pronunciation and English translation. This is what NativeLingo swaps into your pages at this level.
| # | Word | Pronunciation | Translation | Part of speech |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | um | /ũ/ | one | noun |
| 2 | sim | /sĩ/ | yes | noun |
| 3 | mais | /majʃ/ | more | noun |
| 4 | muito | /ˈmũj̃.tu/ | much | noun |
| 5 | fazer | /fɐ.ˈzeɾ/ | do | verb |
| 6 | já | /ˈʒa/ | already | adverb |
| 7 | ser | /ser/ | be | verb |
| 8 | só | /ˈsɔ/ | only | adverb |
| 9 | porque | /puɻˈke/ | because | adverb |
| 10 | agora | /ɐ.ˈgo.ɾɐ/ | now | adverb |
| 11 | coisa | /ˈkoj.za/ | thing | noun |
| 12 | dizer | /di.ˈzeɾ/ | say | verb |
| 13 | mesmo | /ˈmez.mo/ | same | noun |
| 14 | bom | /ˈbõ/ | good | noun |
| 15 | ver | /ˈbeɾ/ | see | verb |
| 16 | casa | /ˈka.zɐ/ | house | noun |
| 17 | nunca | /ˈnũ.ka/ | never | adverb |
| 18 | assim | /aˈsĩ/ | so | adverb |
| 19 | falar | /faˈlaɻ/ | speak | verb |
| 20 | ainda | /ɐˈĩ.dɐ/ | still | adverb |
| 21 | tempo | /ˈtẽ.po/ | time | noun |
| 22 | ir | /ˈiɾ/ | go | verb |
| 23 | pai | /ˈpa.ɪ̯/ | father | noun |
| 24 | favor | /faˈvoɻ/ | favor | noun |
| 25 | depois | /deˈpojs/ | after | adverb |
| 26 | melhor | /me.ˈʎɔɻ/ | better | noun |
| 27 | mãe | /mɐ̃j/ | mother | noun |
| 28 | talvez | /talˈbeʃ/ | maybe | adverb |
| 29 | noite | /ˈnoj.t͡ʃi/ | night | noun |
| 30 | sempre | /ˈsẽ.pɾe/ | always | adverb |
| 31 | dia | /ˈdi.ɐ/ | day | noun |
| 32 | certo | /ˈsɛɻ.tu/ | certain | noun |
| 33 | vida | /ˈbi.dɐ/ | life | noun |
| 34 | homem | /ˈɔ.mɐ̃j/ | man | noun |
| 35 | ficar | /fi.ˈkaɾ/ | stay | verb |
| 36 | claro | /kɨˈla.ɾu/ | clear | noun |
| 37 | dois | /dojʃ/ | two | noun |
| 38 | verdade | /bɨɾˈda.dɨ/ | truth | noun |
| 39 | tipo | /ˈti.pu/ | kind | noun |
| 40 | preciso | /pɾeˈsi.zo/ | precise | adjective |
| 41 | antes | /ˈɐ̃.tɨʃ/ | before | adverb |
| 42 | senhor | /seˈɲoʁ/ | sir | noun |
| 43 | ninguém | /nĩˈɡɐ̃j̃/ | nobody | noun |
| 44 | trabalho | /tɾaˈba.ʎo/ | work | noun |
| 45 | espera | /iʃˈpɛ.ɾɐ/ | wait | noun |
| 46 | saber | /sa.ˈbeɾ/ | know | verb |
| 47 | dinheiro | /diˈɲej.ɾu/ | money | noun |
| 48 | grande | /ˈɡɾɐ̃.dɨ/ | big | noun |
| 49 | desculpa | /desˈkuw.pa/ | sorry | noun |
| 50 | hoje | /ˈo.ʒi/ | today | noun |
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Sources: translations and pronunciation from Wiktionary (wikdict, CC BY-SA 3.0) and ipa-dict (MIT), frequency from OpenSubtitles (FrequencyWords).