Every entry
| to be (identity or lasting description) | |
| to be (state or location) | |
| to have | |
| to exist; there to be | |
| to do; to make | |
| to go | |
| to come | |
| to return | |
| to arrive | |
| to leave; to go out | |
| to enter | |
| to stay; to become | |
| to pass; to spend time | |
| to walk; to move around | |
| to run | |
| to travel | |
| to take; to carry | |
| to bring | |
| to look for; to collect | |
| to find; to meet | |
| to see | |
| to look | |
| to hear | |
| to listen | |
| to speak | |
| to talk with someone | |
| to say | |
| to tell; to count | |
| to ask a question | |
| to answer | |
| to call; to name | |
| to explain | |
| to understand | |
| to understand; to grasp | |
| to know a fact or how to do something | |
| to know a person or place | |
| to think | |
| to think; to find | |
| to remember | |
| to forget | |
| to learn | |
| to teach | |
| to study | |
| to read | |
| to write | |
| to open | |
| to close | |
| to start | |
| to finish | |
| to continue | |
| to stop | |
| to wait; to hope | |
| to want | |
| to need | |
| to be able to; may | |
| to owe; should | |
| to like | |
| to love | |
| to prefer | |
| to feel | |
| to give | |
| to receive | |
| to ask for; to order | |
| to help | |
| to use | |
| to try | |
| to manage; to obtain | |
| to choose | |
| to decide | |
| to change; to move home | |
| to buy | |
| to sell | |
| to pay | |
| to cost | |
| to spend | |
| to eat | |
| to drink | |
| to cook | |
| to taste; to try on | |
| to sleep | |
| to wake up | |
| to raise; to get up | |
| to sit | |
| to live | |
| to live at a place | |
| to work | |
| to play a game | |
| to play for fun | |
| to sing | |
| to dance | |
| to swim | |
| to wash | |
| to clean | |
| to put clothes on | |
| to hold | |
| to take; to catch | |
| to put; to place | |
| to remove; to take out | |
| to lose | |
| to win; to earn | |
| I | |
| you (common in Brazil) | |
| he; it (masculine) | |
| she; it (feminine) | |
| we | |
| you (plural) | |
| they (masculine or mixed group) | |
| they (feminine group) | |
| you (regional or familiar) | |
| sir; polite you (masculine) | |
| madam; polite you (feminine) | |
| me (unstressed object) | |
| you (unstressed object) | |
| oneself; if | |
| us (unstressed object) | |
| the (masculine singular); him (object) | |
| me (after a preposition) | |
| with me | |
| without | |
| my; mine (masculine singular) | |
| your; his; her (masculine singular) | |
| our (masculine singular) | |
| this (masculine singular) | |
| that; this near you (masculine singular) | |
| that over there (masculine singular) | |
| this thing | |
| that thing | |
| nothing | |
| something | |
| someone | |
| no one | |
| everything | |
| every; all (masculine singular) | |
| which | |
| who | |
| what; that | |
| where | |
| when | |
| how; like | |
| how much | |
| and | |
| or | |
| but | |
| because | |
| although | |
| for; to; in order to | |
| of; from | |
| to; at; the (feminine singular) | |
| in; on; at | |
| with | |
| person | |
| people (informal) | |
| man | |
| woman | |
| child | |
| baby | |
| boy | |
| girl | |
| friend (masculine) | |
| friendship | |
| family | |
| father | |
| mother | |
| son | |
| daughter | |
| brother | |
| sister | |
| grandfather | |
| grandmother | |
| grandson | |
| granddaughter | |
| uncle | |
| aunt | |
| cousin (masculine) | |
| husband | |
| wife | |
| couple | |
| boyfriend | |
| girlfriend | |
| neighbor (masculine) | |
| colleague; classmate | |
| teacher (masculine) | |
| student (masculine) | |
| doctor (masculine) | |
| nurse (masculine) | |
| police officer | |
| driver | |
| boss | |
| customer | |
| name | |
| age | |
| life | |
| death | |
| love | |
| fear | |
| joy | |
| sadness | |
| health | |
| body | |
| head | |
| house; home | |
| apartment | |
| bedroom; room | |
| living room; room | |
| kitchen | |
| bathroom | |
| garage | |
| garden | |
| door | |
| window | |
| wall | |
| floor; ground | |
| ceiling | |
| stairs; ladder | |
| bed | |
| table | |
| chair | |
| sofa | |
| cupboard; closet | |
| refrigerator | |
| stove | |
| oven | |
| shower | |
| towel | |
| soap | |
| brush | |
| key | |
| light | |
| energy; electrical power | |
| water | |
| fire | |
| trash | |
| clothing | |
| shirt | |
| T-shirt | |
| pants | |
| dress | |
| skirt | |
| coat; jacket | |
| shoe | |
| flip-flop; slipper | |
| sock | |
| hat | |
| bag; handbag | |
| backpack | |
| glasses | |
| clock; watch | |
| mobile phone | |
| computer | |
| television | |
| food | |
| drink | |
| coffee | |
| tea | |
| milk | |
| juice | |
| beer | |
| wine | |
| bread | |
| rice | |
| beans | |
| pasta; dough | |
| meat | |
| chicken (food) | |
| fish | |
| egg | |
| cheese | |
| butter | |
| oil | |
| salt | |
| sugar | |
| fruit | |
| apple | |
| banana | |
| orange (fruit) | |
| lime; lemon | |
| grape | |
| vegetable | |
| leafy greens | |
| tomato | |
| potato | |
| onion | |
| garlic | |
| carrot | |
| salad | |
| soup | |
| sandwich | |
| cake | |
| sweet; candy | |
| ice cream | |
| chocolate | |
| breakfast | |
| lunch | |
| dinner | |
| hunger | |
| thirst | |
| plate; dish | |
| drinking glass | |
| cup | |
| fork | |
| place | |
| city | |
| country | |
| world | |
| neighborhood | |
| street | |
| avenue | |
| road | |
| square; plaza | |
| park | |
| beach | |
| river | |
| sea | |
| mountain | |
| countryside; field | |
| forest | |
| island | |
| center; downtown | |
| market | |
| supermarket | |
| shop | |
| restaurant | |
| bakery | |
| pharmacy | |
| hospital | |
| school | |
| university | |
| library | |
| church | |
| museum | |
| movie theater | |
| theater | |
| bank | |
| post office; mail | |
| hotel | |
| airport | |
| station; season | |
| bus terminal | |
| point; stop | |
| car | |
| bus | |
| train | |
| subway | |
| airplane | |
| bicycle | |
| motorcycle | |
| taxi | |
| boat | |
| ticket; fare | |
| trip | |
| time; weather | |
| day | |
| night | |
| morning | |
| afternoon | |
| week | |
| month | |
| year | |
| hour; time of day | |
| minute | |
| second | |
| today | |
| yesterday | |
| tomorrow | |
| Monday | |
| Tuesday | |
| Wednesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday | |
| Sunday | |
| zero | |
| one; a (masculine singular) | |
| two (masculine) | |
| three | |
| four | |
| five | |
| six | |
| seven | |
| eight | |
| nine | |
| ten | |
| money | |
| spring | |
| summer | |
| autumn | |
| winter | |
| sun | |
| moon | |
| star | |
| sky | |
| rain | |
| wind | |
| snow | |
| heat | |
| cold | |
| number | |
| occasion; time (occurrence) | |
| end | |
| beginning | |
| good | |
| bad | |
| big; large | |
| small | |
| tall; high | |
| short; low | |
| long | |
| short (length) | |
| new; young | |
| old | |
| young | |
| beautiful | |
| ugly | |
| easy | |
| difficult | |
| simple | |
| important | |
| necessary | |
| possible | |
| impossible | |
| right; correct | |
| wrong | |
| equal; the same | |
| different | |
| other; another | |
| same | |
| one's own | |
| first | |
| last | |
| next; nearby | |
| better; best | |
| worse; worst | |
| fast | |
| slow | |
| strong | |
| weak | |
| hot | |
| fresh; cool | |
| clean | |
| dirty | |
| full | |
| empty | |
| open | |
| closed | |
| expensive | |
| cheap | |
| rich | |
| poor | |
| happy | |
| sad | |
| tired | |
| ill | |
| busy | |
| free; available | |
| safe; secure | |
| dangerous | |
| alone | |
| together; joined | |
| Brazilian | |
| Portuguese | |
| yes | |
| no | |
| much; very | |
| little; few | |
| more | |
| less | |
| well | |
| badly | |
| already | |
| still; yet | |
| always | |
| never | |
| sometimes | |
| now | |
| before | |
| after; later | |
| early | |
| too late | |
| soon | |
| then; so | |
| here | |
| there (nearby) | |
| there | |
| near | |
| far | |
| inside | |
| outside | |
| above | |
| below | |
| behind | |
| front | |
| side | |
| right (direction) | |
| left (direction) | |
| perhaps | |
| almost | |
| only; alone | |
| also | |
| until; even | |
| by; through; for |
Selection method and sources
Curated common headwords and a few common multiword expressions, organized by usefulness rather than an asserted exact corpus ranking. Brazilian vocabulary is explicit. Gender and inflection still need practice in context; knowing 500 entries does not establish a CEFR level or fluency. English glosses select useful everyday senses. Text only; no audio.
Pack content: CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution: Assist With Languages and the sources below. Curated or adapted for learners; original sources retain their listed licenses.
- FrequencyWords: OpenSubtitles 2018 Brazilian Portuguese (CC BY-SA 4.0 (content); MIT (code)). Used as a common-usage reference; original curated selection and concise English glosses. This is not a literal top-500 frequency ranking. Surface-form counts are not proficiency levels.
- Wiktionary Portuguese entries (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dictionary reference for meanings and base forms. Learner glosses and travel phrases are written for these packs; sense selection and organization are modifications.
- Wikivoyage Brazilian Portuguese phrasebook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference for travel situations and Brazilian usage; concise travel teaching phrases and selection adapted for this collection. No source recordings are included.