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irmão

"irmão" means "brother" in Portuguese. It is number 313 on the frequency list, in A1 (noun).

Meaning

brother; sibling; bro

IPA

/iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/

Forms in this course

irmãos

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Obrigado, irmão.
  Thank you, brother.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / AlanF_US
• Meu irmão fez.
  My brother did.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Você tem irmão?
  Do you have brothers or sisters?
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / Ricardo14

Learned together

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

• cima top, summit
• maneira manner
• porta door
• medo fear
• morte death
• caminho path
• minuto minute
• causa cause, reason
• sorte fate

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