Portuguese A1 vocabulary: 300 most common words with examples

A1 is the first 300 words, the backbone of everyday Portuguese.

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Updated October 21, 2026

Grammar

Question words: que, quem, onde, quando, como, por que O que (what), quem (who), onde (where), quando (when), como (how), por que (why), quanto (how much).
Articles and gender: o, a, os, as, um, uma O livro (the book, masculine), a casa (the house, feminine). Plural: os, as. "A / an": um, uma.
Ser: identity and lasting traits Eu sou, você / ele / ela é, nós somos, vocês / eles são. Use ser for who or what something is.
Ter: to have (and "there is" in Brazil) Eu tenho, ele tem, nós temos, eles têm. In Brazil, tem also means "there is": Tem café?
Estar: location and temporary states Eu estou, ele está, nós estamos, eles estão. Use estar for where things are and how they are right now.

Word list

#	Word	English
1	que	that, which, who
2	a	the (feminine)
3	o	the (masculine)
4	não	no
5	de	of, from
6	ser	to be (identity, traits)
7	e	and
8	um	a, an
9	para	for
10	eu	I
11	estar	to be (location, states)
12	com	with
13	se	if
14	do	of the, from the (masculine)
15	por	by, for
16	os	the (masculine plural)
17	ele	he
18	mas	but
19	em	in, on, at
20	bem	well
21	isso	that
22	da	of the, from the (feminine)
23	como	how
24	sim	yes
25	as	the (feminine plural)
26	no	in the, on the (masculine)
27	mais	more
28	na	in the, on the (feminine)
29	meu	my
30	aqui	here
31	me	me, to me
32	muito	much
33	ela	she
34	isto	this
35	fazer	to do, to make
36	ir	to go
37	já	already
38	à	to the, at the (feminine)
39	só	only
40	ao	to the, at the (masculine)
41	ter	to have
42	tudo	everything, all
43	te	you, to you
44	porque	because
45	haver	to have (helper verb)
46	tu	you
47	saber	to know
48	quando	when
49	agora	now
50	você	you
51	lá	there
52	então	then
53	quem	who
54	onde	where
55	nada	nothing
56	ou	or
57	coisa	thing
58	dizer	to say, to tell
59	querer	to want
60	seu	his, her, their
61	poder	to be able to
62	mesmo	same
63	este	this
64	eles	they
65	nós	we
66	dos	of the, from the (masculine plural)
67	todos	everyone
68	nos	in the, on the (plural)
69	mim	me (after prepositions: para mim)
70	bom	well, very well
71	ver	to see
72	casa	house, home
73	teu	your
74	nunca	never
75	até	until
76	assim	this way
77	achar	to find
78	falar	to speak
79	ainda	still, yet
80	tempo	time
81	também	too
82	pai	father
83	sobre	on
84	vez	time
85	quê	what
86	quer	whether ... or
87	é	that's right
88	favor	favor
89	depois	later
90	tão	so
91	mãe	mother
92	talvez	perhaps
93	olá	hello
94	obrigado	thank you (said by a man)
95	noite	night
96	sempre	always
97	deus	God
98	alguém	somebody
99	dia	day
100	certo	right, correct
101	nem	nor
102	algum	some, any
103	vida	life
104	ano	year
105	dele	his
106	sem	-less
107	das	of the, from the (feminine plural)
108	homem	man
109	pessoa	person
110	algo	something
111	pelo	by the, for the, through the
112	ficar	to stay
113	parecer	to seem
114	claro	clearly
115	dois	two
116	verdade	truth
117	tipo	type, kind
118	precisar	to need
119	antes	before
120	senhor	sir, mister
121	lhe	to him, to her
122	apenas	only, just
123	vocês	you
124	ninguém	no one
125	trabalhar	to work
126	outro	other
127	espera	wait
128	comigo	with me
129	dinheiro	money
130	aí	there
131	pouco	little, a little
132	esse	that
133	grande	large
134	pois	so
135	pela	by the, for the, through the (feminine)
136	qualquer	any
137	disso	of that, about that
138	num	in a, on a
139	qual	which, what
140	desculpa	sorry
141	dela	her, hers
142	hoje	today
143	todo	every
144	dever	should
145	mulher	woman
146	fora	outside, out
147	filho	son
148	cá	here
149	nosso	our, ours
150	olhar	to look
151	daqui	from here
152	sério	serious
153	certeza	are you sure?
154	nome	name
155	às	to the, at the (feminine plural)
156	dar	to hand over
157	tentar	to try, go for, attempt
158	sair	to exit
159	quanto	as
160	pensar	to think
161	mal	badly
162	voltar	to return
163	acontecer	to happen
164	consigo	with herself
165	três	three
166	mundo	world
167	menos	less
168	amigo	friend
169	contigo	with you
170	embora	although
171	numa	in a
172	passar	to pass
173	porquê	why
174	problema	problem
175	carro	cart
176	lado	side
177	vezes	times
178	nas	in the
179	novo	recently made or created
180	parte	part
181	toda	a member of the Toda people of southern India
182	aos	to the
183	primeiro	first
184	lugar	place
185	vir	to come
186	dentro	inside
187	família	family
188	ali	there
189	razão	reason
190	aquele	that
191	andar	to walk
192	querido	dear
193	ideia	idea
194	hora	hour
195	si	oneself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
196	polícia	police
197	forma	form
198	entre	among
199	caso	if
200	gosto	taste
201	atrás	behind
202	amor	love
203	uns	about, some
204	desde	since
205	cabeça	head
206	deles	their, theirs
207	ajudar	to help, aid
208	tarde	late
209	momento	moment
210	tal	such
211	pronto	promptly
212	cidade	city, town
213	encontrar	to meet
214	frente	front
215	deixar	to leave
216	nenhum	no, none
217	gente	people
218	durante	during
219	entrar	to enter
220	chegar	to arrive
221	quase	almost
222	amanhã	tomorrow
223	tanto	so much
224	história	history
225	irmão	brother
226	cima	top, summit
227	contra	against
228	morrer	to die
229	maneira	manner
230	enquanto	as
231	preciso	precise
232	porta	door
233	medo	fear
234	morte	death
235	óptimo	pre-reform spelling of ótimo
236	caminho	path
237	feliz	happy
238	sentir	to sense
239	minuto	minute
240	ouvir	to hear
241	desta	of/from this
242	neste	in this
243	matar	to kill
244	cada	each, every
245	esperar	to wait
246	rapaz	dude!
247	causa	cause, reason
248	feito	like
249	sorte	fate
250	lamentar	to regret, to be sorry (lamento: I am sorry)
251	filha	daughter
252	acha	billet
253	levar	to take
254	contar	to tell
255	arma	weapon
256	pessoal	personal
257	quarto	room, bedroom
258	olho	eye
259	adeus	goodbye
260	caro	greatly valued
261	disto	of/from this thing
262	junto	together
263	difícil	difficult, hard, unlikely
264	último	final
265	único	unique
266	manhã	morning
267	importante	important
268	mão	hand
269	ei	hey
270	água	water
271	começar	to start
272	perto	close, closely, next
273	cuidar	to take care
274	sangue	blood
275	semana	week
276	usar	to use
277	significar	to mean
278	acreditar	to believe
279	cinco	five
280	acabar	to finish
281	corpo	body
282	altura	height
283	nisso	in that thing
284	chefe	chief, head, head man, boss
285	jogar	to play
286	guerra	war
287	procurar	to search
288	realmente	truly, really, actually
289	terra	land
290	ontem	yesterday
291	dólar	dollar
292	comer	to consume meals
293	dormir	to sleep
294	escola	school
295	logo	soon
296	fim	end, conclusion, closure
297	deste	of/from this
298	pára	pre-reform spelling of para
299	agente	agent
300	equipa	team