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gente

"gente" means "people" in Portuguese. It is number 299 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

people; we (a gente)

IPA

/ˈʒẽ.t͡ʃi/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Vem mais gente?
  Are more people coming?
  Tatoeba: carlosalberto / dafp
• Mulher é gente.
  Women are persons.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Amastan
• Que faz essa gente?
  What are these people doing?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Chris

Learned together

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

• entre among
• caso if
• desde since
• deles their, theirs
• tal such
• nenhum no, none
• durante during
• contra against
• enquanto as

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