Portugal Portuguese — top 423 words

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#	Portugal Portuguese	English
1		no; not
2		yes
3		I
4		he; him; it
5		she; her; it
6		we
7		they (m/mixed)
8		you (plural)
9		me; myself
10		you (object, informal)
11		oneself; himself/herself
12		me (after preposition)
13		with me
14		with oneself/you
15		with us
16		my; mine (m)
17		my; mine (f)
18		my; mine (m pl)
19		your; his; her; its (m)
20		your; his; her; its (f)
21		who; whom
22		which; what
23		when
24		where
25		to where
26		how; as; like
27		because
28		why (as a noun); the reason
29		how much; how many
30		a; an; one (f)
31		very; a lot; much
32		more; plus
33		less; fewer
34		so (with adjectives)
35		so much; so many
36		quite; enough; a lot
37		all; every (m)
38		everyone; all (m)
39		each; every
40		some; any (m)
41		some; any (f)
42		no; none; not any (m)
43		something
44		someone; somebody
45		no one; nobody
46		nothing; not at all
47		everything
48		another; other (m)
49		another; other (f)
50		same; even; really (m)
51		same (f)
52		any; whichever
53		this (m)
54		this (f)
55		that (m, near you)
56		that (f, near you)
57		this (thing)
58		that (thing)
59		that (over there)
60		that one (m, far)
61		to be (permanent)
62		I am
63		he/she/it is; is
64		they are
65		was; used to be
66		was; went (he/she/it)
67		I was; I went
68		will be
69		to be (state/location)
70		I am (state)
71		he/she/it is (state)
72		was (state); I/he was
73		to have
74		I have
75		has; there is/are
76		had; used to have
77		be sure; rest assured
78		to exist; there to be (formal)
79		there is/are; ago (formal)
80		to do; to make
81		does; makes; ago
82		I did; I made
83		doing; making
84		do; make (command)
85		to go
86		goes; is going to
87		we go; let's go
88		to come
89		comes; come
90		to give
91		to be able to; power
92		I can
93		can; is allowed
94		could; would be able
95		to want; to love
96		I want
97		wants
98		to know (a fact)
99		I know
100		knows
101		to know (a person/place)
102		knows (someone)
103		to say; to tell
104		says
105		said (he/she)
106		to speak; to talk
107		speaks; speak (command)
108		to see
109		I saw
110		to hear; to listen
111		I heard
112		to listen
113		to look
114		look; hey (attention)
115		to think
116		to think; to find
117		I think; I guess
118		to believe
119		I believe
120		to like
121		I like; taste
122		to love
123		I love
124		love
125		to hate
126		to need
127		I need
128		must; to owe; duty
129		must; should
130		to let; to leave
131		to help
132		help; helps
133		to stay; to become
134		to take; to grab; to catch
135		to leave; to go out
136		to enter; to go in
137		to arrive
138		to return; to come back
139		to wait; to hope
140		to eat
141		to drink
142		to sleep
143		to die
144		death
145		to kill
146		to live
147		to be born
148		to buy
149		to pay
150		to work
151		work; job; I work
152		to begin; to start
153		to finish; to end
154		to finish; to run out
155		to stop
156		to change; to move house
157		to use; to wear
158		to walk; floor (of building)
159		to run
160		to take; to carry
161		to bring
162		to find; to meet
163		to look for; to search
164		to lose; to miss
165		to win; to earn
166		to count; to tell
167		to show
168		to put; to place
169		to take out; to remove
170		to understand
171		to manage; to be able
172		to try
173		to continue
174		to ask (a question)
175		question; asks
176		to ask for; to order
177		to call; to name
178		to call (phone); to turn on
179		hello
180		hi
181		hello (on the phone)
182		hey
183		goodbye; farewell
184		thank you (said by a male)
185		favor (as in 'por favor', please)
186		please
187		sorry; excuse me (formal)
188		pleasure; nice to meet you
189		congratulations
190		health; bless you; cheers
191		well; fine; good
192		badly; barely; evil
193		good (m)
194		good (f)
195		great; excellent
196		better; best
197		worse; worst
198		big; large; great
199		big (pl)
200		small (m)
201		small (f)
202		tall; high; loud
203		short; low; down
204		new (f)
205		old (m)
206		strong
207		easy
208		hard; difficult
209		fast; quick
210		late; afternoon
211		far
212		near; close
213		hot
214		happy
215		sad
216		handsome; pretty (m)
217		pretty; beautiful (f)
218		beautiful; gorgeous (m)
219		beautiful; gorgeous (f)
220		funny
221		strange; stranger
222		crazy
223		right; correct; sure
224		wrong
225		truth; true
226		clear; of course
227		important
228		possible
229		different
230		next; near (m)
231		last (m)
232		first (m)
233		only; unique (m)
234		whole; entire
235		serious; seriously
236		safe; sure; insurance
237		ready; done
238		full
239		man
240		woman; wife
241		person
242		people; folks; (a gente = we, colloquial)
243		people (a nation)
244		child
245		boy
246		girl
247		young man; guy
248		young; young person
249		friend (m)
250		friend (f)
251		family
252		father; dad
253		mother; mom
254		son
255		daughter
256		brother
257		sister
258		uncle
259		aunt
260		husband
261		wife
262		baby
263		sir; mister; you (formal m)
264		madam; ma'am; you (formal f)
265		house; home
266		home
267		room; bedroom
268		living room; hall
269		bed
270		table
271		door
272		city; town
273		street
274		place
275		school
276		hospital
277		food
278		coffee; café; breakfast
279		water
280		car
281		money
282		book
283		music
284		film; movie
285		party
286		telephone
287		day
288		night; evening
289		morning
290		today
291		tomorrow
292		yesterday
293		now
294		week
295		month
296		year
297		hour; time (o'clock)
298		minute
299		moment
300		time (occurrence); turn
301		time; weather
302		always
303		never
304		already; now; right away
305		still; yet
306		before
307		after; afterwards
308		soon; right away
309		then; so
310		while
311		during
312		here
313		there (near you)
314		there; over there
315		there (far)
316		here
317		inside
318		outside; out
319		top; up (em cima = on top)
320		side
321		front
322		behind; back
323		middle; half; means
324		right (direction); law; straight
325		without
326		for; to; in order to
327		on; about; over
328		between; among
329		against
330		until; up to; even
331		since; from
332		but
333		however; but
334		also; too
335		maybe; perhaps
336		like this; so; that way
337		only; just
338		almost
339		really; truly
340		exactly
341		simply; just
342		finally
343		probably
344		careful; care; watch out
345		calm; take it easy
346		luck
347		fear
348		reason; right (ter razão = to be right)
349		idea
350		name
351		life
352		thing
353		part
354		case; in case
355		way; manner; knack
356		form; way; shape
357		number
358		two (m)
359		two (f)
360		three
361		five
362		ten
363		thousand
364		head
365		hand
366		eye
367		mouth
368		heart
369		body
370		face
371		hair
372		foot
373		blood
374		God
375		problem
376		history; story
377		war
378		police
379		doctor; medical
380		teacher; professor
381		president
382		country
383		government
384		a little; a bit
385		again
386		why
387		excuse me
388		why (at end of question)
389		longing; missing someone (untranslatable)
390		you (informal singular, Portugal)
391		you (after a preposition, Portugal)
392		your; yours (informal singular, Portugal)
393		your; yours (informal singular feminine, Portugal)
394		you (plural or regional/formal usage; verify locally)
395		bus (Portugal usage)
396		train (Portugal usage)
397		mobile phone (Portugal usage)
398		refrigerator (Portugal usage)
399		bathroom (Portugal usage)
400		breakfast (Portugal usage)
401		juice (Portugal usage)
402		suit; outfit (Portugal usage)
403		lorry; truck (Portugal usage)
404		stop (transport, Portugal usage)
405		pedestrian crossing (Portugal usage)
406		outdoor café seating (Portugal usage)
407		girl; young woman (Portugal usage)
408		child; kid (Portugal usage)
409		cool; nice (Portugal usage)
410		nice; great (informal Portugal usage)
411		young man; waiter (Portugal usage)
412		espresso coffee (Lisbon usage)
413		milk coffee (Portugal usage)
414		custard tart (Portugal usage)
415		ATM; debit-card payment network (Portugal)
416		unemployed (Portugal usage)
417		retired (Portugal usage)
418		rent; hire (Portugal usage)
419		to rent; lease (Portugal usage)
420		local authority (Portugal usage)
421		civil parish (Portugal)
422		municipality (Portugal)
423		services; public offices (context-dependent)