Essential Portuguese Words and Verbs

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ser

to be (permanent quality) (verb)

estar

to be (temporary state or location) (verb)

ter

to have (verb)

fazer

to do, to make (verb)

ir

to go (verb)

poder

can, to be able to (verb)

saber

to know (information, facts) (verb)

querer

to want (verb)

dizer

to say, to tell (verb)

dar

to give (verb)

ver

to see (verb)

falar

to speak, to talk (verb)

ouvir

to hear, to listen (verb)

comer

to eat (verb)

beber

to drink (verb)

comprar

to buy (verb)

precisar

to need (verb)

morar

to live, to reside (verb)

trabalhar

to work (verb)

gostar

to like (verb)

entender

to understand (verb)

ajudar

to help (verb)

chegar

to arrive (verb)

sair

to leave, to go out (verb)

abrir

to open (verb)

fechar

to close (verb)

tempo

time, weather (noun)

dia

day (noun)

noite

night (noun)

semana

week (noun)

ano

year (noun)

hoje

today (adverb)

amanhã

tomorrow (adverb)

ontem

yesterday (adverb)

agora

now (adverb)

sempre

always (adverb)

nunca

never (adverb)

casa

house, home (noun)

rua

street (noun)

cidade

city (noun)

país

country (noun)

pessoa

person (noun)

amigo

friend (noun)

família

family (noun)

água

water (noun)

comida

food (noun)

dinheiro

money (noun)

trabalho

job, work (noun)

lugar

place (noun)

coisa

thing (noun)

bom

good (adjective)

mau

bad (adjective)

grande

big, large (adjective)

pequeno

small, little (adjective)

novo

new, young (adjective)

velho

old (adjective)

fácil

easy (adjective)

difícil

difficult, hard (adjective)

muito

very, a lot, much (adverb / pronoun)

pouco

little, few (adverb / pronoun)

aqui

here (adverb)

lá

there (adverb)

por que

why (adverb)

porque

because (conjunction)

como

how, as (adverb / conjunction)

quando

when (adverb / conjunction)

onde

where (adverb)

quem

who (pronoun)

obrigado

thank you (interjection)

por favor

please (phrase / adverb)