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quê

"quê" means "what" in Portuguese. It is number 108 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

what

IPA

/ˈke/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• O quê?
  What?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / brauliobezerra
• Por quê?
  Why?
  Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / Eldad
• Para quê?
  What for?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK

Learned together

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

• quer whether ... or
• é that's right
• olá hello
• obrigado thank you (said by a man)
• alguém somebody
• algum some, any
• dele his
• sem -less
• das of the, from the (feminine…

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