Useful Portuguese Vocabulary
Basic Words
Goodbye – Adeus
Yes – Sim
No – Não
Maybe – Talvez
Thankyou – Obrigado (male)/ Obrigada (female)
Please – Por favor
Sorry – Desculpe (formal), Desculpa (informal)
Today – Hoje
Tomorrow – Amanhã
Where – Onde
How – Como
Who – Quem
Why – Porquê
When – Quando
(Note- The correct spelling is PORTUGUESE with a silent 2nd u. The word is often misspelled eg. Portugese, Potugese, Portugues, portuegese, purtugese and many others. These are all incorrect!)
Days of the week
Dias da semana
Monday – Segunda-feira
Tuesday – Terça-feira
Wednesday – Quarta-feira
Thursday – Quinta-feira
Friday – Sexta-feira
Saturday – Sábado
Sunday – Domingo
(Note- Although the ‘feira’ is traditionally used after the above mentioned days of the week, you can omit the ‘feira’ and it will still make perfect sense. So monday can just be said as ‘Segunda’, but this is a more colloquial way of speaking)
Numbers
Números
One – Um
Two – Dois
Three – Três
Four – Quatro
Five – Cinco
Six – Seis
Seven – Sete
Eight – Oito
Nine – Nove
Ten – Dez
Eleven – Onze
Twelve – Doze
Thirteen – Treze
Fourteen – Catorze
Fifteen – Quinze
Sixteen – Dezasseis
Seventeen – Dezassete
Eighteen – Dezoito
Nineteen – Dezanove
Twenty – Vinte
Thirty – Trinta
Forty – Quarenta
Fifty – Cinquenta
Sixty – Sessenta
Seventy – Setenta
Eighty – Oitenta
Ninety – Noventa
One Hundred – Cem
One Thousand – Mil
One Million – Um Milhão
Months & Seasons
Meses e Estações do ano
February – Fevereiro
March – Março
April – Abril
May – Maio
June – Junho
July – Julho
August – Agosto
September – Setembro
October – Outubro
November – Novembro
December – Dezembro
Winter – Inverno
Spring – Primavera
Summer – Verão
Autumn – Outono
Colours
Cores
Animals
Animais
Bear – Urso
Bird – Pássaro
Cat – Gato
Chicken – Galinha
Cow – Vaca
Dog – Cão
Dolphin – Golfinho
Donkey – Burro
Duck – Pato
Elephant – Elefante
Fish – Peixe
Goat – Cabra
Horse – Cavalo
Lamb – Cordeiro
Lion – Leão
Monkey – Macaco
Mouse – Rato
Penguin – Pinguim
Pig – Porco
Rabbit – Coelho
Sheep – Carneiro
Snake – Cobra
Tiger – Tigre
Whale – Baleia
Wolf – Lobo
Zebra – Zebra