{"id":176596639,"date":"2019-11-11T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T17:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog-new\/?p=176596639"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:17:11","slug":"portuguese-words-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/portuguese-words-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Portuguese Words You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although other Romance languages, such as Spanish and French, are more popular among language students around the world, there\u2019s no denying that Portuguese has its own special charm.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the reasons for that are the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/the-portuguese-alphabet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portuguese alphabet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/portuguese-numbers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portuguese numbers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Portuguese words. Let\u2019s talk a little about this last one in this article.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that Portuguese is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/portuguese-speaking-countries\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official language of nine countries<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Recent studies say that more than 270 million people speak this language around the globe.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, each country or region has its own specific vocabulary, but there are a few Portuguese words that you can learn and be understood wherever you go. How about we learn them?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Most Useful Portuguese Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>AMIGO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; friend<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since Portuguese speakers are so amicable, of course this should be the first word on the list! Just remember that Portuguese differentiate genders, so use AMIGA for women, ok?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>AMOR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; love<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176596780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/love.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/love.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/love-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/love-600x257.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This one is definitely universal! The cool thing is that you can use AMOR to describe the feeling of love but also as a name for your partner, friends or your kids. It\u2019s kind of like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">honey<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in English \u4e00 it suits everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>DIA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; day<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One day at a time! It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re making an appointment, filling a form, talking about the weather or telling the story of your life, we refer to dates all the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>LEGAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; cool, nice<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want to say that someone is a nice person? Did you like your sister\u2019s new shirt? Do you want to confirm you\u2019ll go out with a friend tonight? Would you like to tell your boss you understood what he said? Use LEGAL for all of these situations and you\u2019re ready to go!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/en\/learn-portuguese-online\/?utm_source=LingQ Blog&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=blogpost&amp;utm_content=PortugueseWordsYouNeedtoKnow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176597787 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl.png\" alt=\"Learn Portuguese online at LingQ\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl.png 700w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/lingq-girl-600x257.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>PALAVRA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; word<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we\u2019re talking about words, it\u2019s only fair that we include the word that means <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">word<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Portuguese!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>COISA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; thing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know when you want to refer to something but you don\u2019t know or you don\u2019t remember the name of it? In these awkward situations, you can always use the \u201cwildcard\u201d word COISA. Also, when you\u2019re surprised by something you\u2019ve heard, you can express that by saying QUE COISA!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>OBRIGADO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; thank you<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being polite is very important, specially when you want to make a new AMIGO! So, remember to say OBRIGADO if you\u2019re a man or OBRIGADA if you\u2019re a woman to thank other people for what they\u2019ve done for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CASA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; house, home<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-176596779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/house.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/house.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/house-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/house-600x257.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s no place like home! You can use the word CASA to refer to the physical place you live in but also to talk about the people who live there or about that safe feeling of being home.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>O QUE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; what<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you not understand what someone said to you? Or would you like to ask a question about something? Use O QUE and you\u2019re all set.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>VOC\u00ca <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; you<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one likes to hang out with people who only talk about themselves! So if you want to make new friends, talk about them using the pronoun VOC\u00ca. Just remember that if you\u2019re talking with or about two or more people, you have to use the plural form VOC\u00caS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>BOM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; good, well<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to say that someone or something is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or that someone did a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> job, or even if you want to start a sentence with the word <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">well<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to think about what to say next, all this can be done in Portuguese just by using the word BOM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLn7iYKq-G3PJYxgX_YEY8Q2GDGupYHVxc\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-176600566 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese_Blog-Banner-1-1024x288.jpg\" alt=\"Learn Portuguese with the LingQ podcast\" width=\"870\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese_Blog-Banner-1-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese_Blog-Banner-1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese_Blog-Banner-1-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese_Blog-Banner-1-600x169.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Portuguese_Blog-Banner-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Using Portuguese Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>LEGAL<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! Now <\/span><b>VOC\u00ca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> know how to use these <\/span><b>PALAVRAS <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portuguese to talk to your <\/span><b>AMIGOS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or to your <\/span><b>AMOR<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in your <\/span><b>CASA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! No need to say <\/span><b>OBRIGADO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you see how only these few words will help you get by in many different conversations in Portuguese? Cool, huh?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BOM<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one <\/span><b>COISA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>VOC\u00ca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may not know is that <\/span><b>VOC\u00ca<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can learn much more using LingQ! <\/span><b>O QUE <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is LingQ and how can it help you studying Portuguese? Let me explain to make your <\/span><b>DIA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> complete.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Learn Portuguese Faster Using LingQ<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immersing yourself in Portuguese doesn\u2019t require you to travel abroad or sign up for an expensive language program.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it can be a bit tiresome to find interesting content, go back and forth between sites, use different dictionaries to look up words, and so on.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s why there\u2019s LingQ. A language app that helps you discover and learn from content you love.<\/span><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-176593209 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/port.png\" alt=\"Learn Portuguese online at LingQ\" width=\"1202\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/port.png 1202w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/port-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/port-1024x353.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/port-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/port-600x207.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can import videos, podcasts, and much more and turn them into interactive lessons.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep all your favorite Portuguese content stored in one place, easily look up new words, save vocabulary, and review. Check out our guide to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/25\/complete-guide-importing-lingq\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">importing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/25\/complete-guide-importing-lingq\/\"> content into LingQ<\/a> for more information.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LingQ is available for <a href=\"http:\/\/lingq.com\/en\/learn-portuguese-online\/\">desktop<\/a> as well as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.linguist&amp;hl=en_CA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Android<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/lingq-learn-25-languages\/id379385811\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iOS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Gain access to thousands of hours of audio and transcripts and begin your journey to fluency today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out LingQ today to discover <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lingq.com\/en\/learn-portuguese-online\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how to learn Portuguese<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from content you love!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ivy do Carmo is a Brazilian content writer and translator whose passion has always been learning and teaching the English language.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although other Romance languages, such as Spanish and French, are more popular among language students around the world, there\u2019s no denying that Portuguese has its own special charm.\u00a0 Some of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":176596781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[105],"class_list":["post-176596639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-learning-portuguese","tag-english"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Portuguese Words You Need to Know &#8211; LingQ Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Each country or region has its own specific vocabulary, but there are Portuguese words you can learn and be understood wherever you go. 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