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fome

"fome" means "hunger" in Portuguese. It is number 867 on the frequency list, in A2 (noun).

Meaning

hunger; famine

IPA

/ˈfõ.mi/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Tenho fome.
  I'm hungry!
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Tens fome?
  Are you hungry?
  Tatoeba: sugoi / lukaszpp
• Que fome!
  Am I hungry!
  Tatoeba: bill / CK

Learned together

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

• professor teacher
• mamã mummy, mum, mom
• hipótese hypothesis
• telemóvel mobile, mobile phone, cellphone
• reunião meeting, reunion
• exército army
• lei law
• banco bank
• segunda Monday (segunda-feira)

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