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mal

"mal" means "badly" in Portuguese. It is number 212 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

badly; hardly; barely

IPA

/ˈmaw/

Forms in this course

pior

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Nada mal.
  Not bad.
  Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / AlanF_US
• Foi mal!
  My bad!
  Tatoeba: orbpic / brauliobezerra
• Estou mal.
  I feel sick.
  Tatoeba: Flarioca / vgigregg

Learned together

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

• pois so
• hoje today
• fora outside, out
• cá here
• sério serious
• consigo with herself
• menos less
• contigo with you
• embora although

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