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Portuguese A2 vocabulary: 300 most common words with examples
A2 adds the next 300 words for daily life.
This level has 32 concepts in the skill map: 300 words in small groups and 1 lessons. Each one unlocks once you master what it builds on.
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Grammar
- Contractions: do, da, no, na, ao Prepositions merge with articles: de + o = do, em + a = na, a + o = ao.
Word list
| # | Word | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | marido | husband |
| 2 | calma | calm |
| 3 | coração | heart |
| 4 | segurança | security |
| 5 | viver | to live |
| 6 | parar | to stop |
| 7 | segundo | second |
| 8 | quatro | four |
| 9 | baixar | to lower |
| 10 | maior | major, greater |
| 11 | meio | half |
| 12 | mês | month |
| 13 | mau | bad |
| 14 | rápido | fast |
| 15 | número | number |
| 16 | acordo | agreement, deal |
| 17 | festa | party |
| 18 | capitão | captain |
| 19 | raio | ray |
| 20 | suficiente | sufficient |
| 21 | criança | child |
| 22 | forçar | to force |
| 23 | nesta | in this |
| 24 | presidente | president |
| 25 | buscar | to search for |
| 26 | perder | to lose |
| 27 | irmã | sister |
| 28 | possível | possible |
| 29 | elas | they |
| 30 | idiota | idiotic |
| 31 | vosso | your |
| 32 | pena | punishment |
| 33 | mil | one thousand |
| 34 | longe | far, a long way |
| 35 | pedir | to ask for |
| 36 | estranho | odd |
| 37 | importar | to import |
| 38 | fácil | easy |
| 39 | muita | synonym of muito |
| 40 | brincar | to play, as in child's play or "playing around" |
| 41 | bebé | baby |
| 42 | plano | plan |
| 43 | prazer | pleasure |
| 44 | velho | old |
| 45 | conseguir | to get, obtain |
| 46 | tomar | to take |
| 47 | além | there, over there |
| 48 | jantar | dinner |
| 49 | depressa | quickly |
| 50 | perguntar | to ask |
| 51 | tirar | to take, take out, take away |
| 52 | pequeno | small |
| 53 | descobrir | to discover |
| 54 | sala | room |
| 55 | telefone | telephone |
| 56 | trás | behind, rear |
| 57 | seis | six |
| 58 | culpa | fault |
| 59 | vos | objective of vós |
| 60 | exactamente | pre-reform spelling of exatamente |
| 61 | errado | not correct |
| 62 | menina | girl |
| 63 | casamento | wedding |
| 64 | jack | jack |
| 65 | correr | to run |
| 66 | mudar | to change |
| 67 | paz | peace |
| 68 | cama | bed |
| 69 | gostar | to like |
| 70 | sozinho | alone |
| 71 | pelos | by/through the |
| 72 | comida | food, something edible |
| 73 | sequer | at least, at the least |
| 74 | falta | lack |
| 75 | conhecer | to know |
| 76 | bastante | enough |
| 77 | deu | of me |
| 78 | provavelmente | probably |
| 79 | palavra | unit of language |
| 80 | demasiado | superfluous |
| 81 | diferente | different |
| 82 | essa | catafalque |
| 83 | licença | license |
| 84 | demais | too, overly |
| 85 | pagar | to give someone money in exchange for a good or service |
| 86 | médico | consulting room, clinic |
| 87 | seguir | to follow |
| 88 | local | local |
| 89 | próprio | own |
| 90 | continuar | to continue |
| 91 | país | country |
| 92 | forte | strength, strong suit |
| 93 | partir | to split |
| 94 | prisão | prison |
| 95 | próximo | near, close |
| 96 | especial | special |
| 97 | livro | book |
| 98 | oportunidade | opportunity |
| 99 | rei | king |
| 100 | resto | the rest |
| 101 | ar | air |
| 102 | hospital | hospital |
| 103 | sítio | site |
| 104 | ligar | to link |
| 105 | atenção | attention |
| 106 | direito | law |
| 107 | café | coffee |
| 108 | luz | light |
| 109 | filme | film |
| 110 | música | music |
| 111 | portanto | hence |
| 112 | pôr | to put |
| 113 | sexo | another category |
| 114 | fogo | fire |
| 115 | connosco | European Portuguese standard spelling of conosco |
| 116 | beber | to drink |
| 117 | tratar | to treat |
| 118 | ganhar | to win |
| 119 | ponto | point, a specific spot, location, or place |
| 120 | milhões | millions |
| 121 | manter | to keep, maintain |
| 122 | rua | street |
| 123 | pé | foot, part of the human body |
| 124 | miúdo | very small |
| 125 | existir | to exist |
| 126 | arranjar | to arrange |
| 127 | dez | ten |
| 128 | assassino | murderous |
| 129 | cedo | early at a time before expected |
| 130 | boca | mouth |
| 131 | jovem | young, youthful |
| 132 | preocupar | to concern, worry |
| 133 | comprar | to buy |
| 134 | situação | situation |
| 135 | sistema | system |
| 136 | natal | natal |
| 137 | capaz | able, capable |
| 138 | seguro | safe |
| 139 | questão | question |
| 140 | relação | relation, connection, association |
| 141 | pergunta | question |
| 142 | sob | under |
| 143 | cão | dog |
| 144 | negócio | affair |
| 145 | nisto | in this thing |
| 146 | sinal | sign |
| 147 | lindo | beautiful, lovely |
| 148 | facto | fact |
| 149 | mensagem | message |
| 150 | apanhar | to collect, gather |
| 151 | adoro | will/desire to be as the other |
| 152 | crime | crime |
| 153 | banho | bath |
| 154 | chamado | calling |
| 155 | finalmente | eventually |
| 156 | novamente | again |
| 157 | futuro | future |
| 158 | notícia | news |
| 159 | ambos | both |
| 160 | lhes | indirect object of eles and elas |
| 161 | chamar | to call |
| 162 | entender | to understand, to grasp, to comprehend |
| 163 | cabelo | hair, head of hair |
| 164 | grupo | group |
| 165 | doutor | a doctor |
| 166 | salvar | to save to help someone to survive |
| 167 | livrar | to save |
| 168 | viagem | trip, journey, voyage |
| 169 | vontade | will |
| 170 | conversar | to talk |
| 171 | fugir | to run away |
| 172 | lista | list |
| 173 | lutar | to fight |
| 174 | escritório | office |
| 175 | final | final, ultimate, last |
| 176 | alto | tall, high |
| 177 | bonito | pretty, lovely |
| 178 | chão | ground, soil, earth |
| 179 | campo | country |
| 180 | perfeito | perfect |
| 181 | tio | uncle |
| 182 | pelas | by/through the |
| 183 | respeito | respect |
| 184 | completamente | completely |
| 185 | visto | visa |
| 186 | breve | brief, short |
| 187 | melhorar | to improve, to ameliorate, to better |
| 188 | normal | normal, standard, regular |
| 189 | morto | dead |
| 190 | tom | tone |
| 191 | mesa | table |
| 192 | prender | to arrest |
| 193 | simples | simple |
| 194 | fixe | cool, awesome |
| 195 | emprego | job |
| 196 | linha | line |
| 197 | real | true, real |
| 198 | nave | ship |
| 199 | assunto | subject, topic, theme |
| 200 | vale | valley |
| 201 | atacar | to attack |
| 202 | ai | ouch |
| 203 | graça | grace |
| 204 | escolher | to choose |
| 205 | ordem | order |
| 206 | fundo | deep |
| 207 | doente | sick |
| 208 | acidente | accident |
| 209 | modo | mode |
| 210 | prova | examination |
| 211 | resposta | answer, response |
| 212 | bocado | mouthful |
| 213 | papá | dad |
| 214 | avião | airplane, aeroplane |
| 215 | após | after |
| 216 | erro | error |
| 217 | verdadeiro | truthful |
| 218 | jesus | Jesus |
| 219 | idade | age |
| 220 | fantástico | fantastic, wonderful |
| 221 | perceber | to understand |
| 222 | advogado | lawyer |
| 223 | espaço | interval of time |
| 224 | serviço | service |
| 225 | missão | mission set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty |
| 226 | ler | to read |
| 227 | louco | crazy, mad, insane |
| 228 | nele | in/on him |
| 229 | informação | information |
| 230 | abrir | to open |
| 231 | mentir | to lie |
| 232 | programa | computer instructions |
| 233 | sol | sun |
| 234 | simplesmente | simply, merely |
| 235 | caixa | box |
| 236 | sete | seven |
| 237 | hotel | hotel |
| 238 | nessa | in that |
| 239 | incrível | noncredible, uncredible |
| 240 | puto | nothing not any thing |
| 241 | amar | to love, to have great affection for |
| 242 | dor | pain |
| 243 | dessa | of/from that |
| 244 | presente | present |
| 245 | carta | chart, map |
| 246 | governo | government |
| 247 | barco | boat |
| 248 | loja | shop, store |
| 249 | energia | energy |
| 250 | pra | for/to the |
| 251 | vítima | victim |
| 252 | roupa | clothing, clothes |
| 253 | voz | voice |
| 254 | trazer | bring |
| 255 | câmara | chamber |
| 256 | fome | hunger |
| 257 | professor | teacher |
| 258 | estúpido | stupid |
| 259 | mamã | mummy, mum, mom |
| 260 | mostrar | to show |
| 261 | hipótese | hypothesis |
| 262 | telemóvel | mobile, mobile phone, cellphone |
| 263 | reunião | meeting, reunion |
| 264 | provar | to prove, show |
| 265 | casar | to marry |
| 266 | general | general |
| 267 | exército | army |
| 268 | através | through, across |
| 269 | lei | law |
| 270 | banco | bank |
| 271 | naquela | in that |
| 272 | nesse | in that |
| 273 | segunda | Monday (segunda-feira) |
| 274 | tocar | to touch, to finger, to feel |
| 275 | quantos | how many |
| 276 | crer | to believe |
| 277 | papel | paper |
| 278 | sonho | dream |
| 279 | desse | of/from that |
| 280 | bar | pub |
| 281 | povo | people |
| 282 | cena | scene |
| 283 | tenente | lieutenant |
| 284 | centro | centre |
| 285 | proteger | to protect |
| 286 | diabo | devil |
| 287 | parabéns | happy birthday! |
| 288 | bebida | drink |
| 289 | apostar | to bet |
| 290 | base | basis |
| 291 | tradução | translation |
| 292 | excelente | excellent |
| 293 | comandante | commander |
| 294 | namorado | boyfriend |
| 295 | empresa | company |
| 296 | resolver | to solve |
| 297 | metade | half |
| 298 | impossível | impossible |
| 299 | lembrar | to remember |
| 300 | desaparecer | to disappear |