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bem

"bem" means "well" in Portuguese. It is number 21 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

well; very

IPA

/ˈbẽj̃/

Forms in this course

melhor

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Está bem!
  It's good!
  Tatoeba: tulio / clfrye
• Ele está bem.
  He's all right.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Spamster
• Bem, é isso.
  Well, that's that.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CK

Learned together

In the course, "bem" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• não no
• como how
• mais more
• aqui here
• já already
• só only
• quando when
• agora now
• lá there

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