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momento

"momento" means "moment" in Portuguese. It is number 283 on the frequency list, in A1 (noun).

Meaning

moment; momentum

IPA

/moˈmẽ.tu/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Um momento...
  Wait a minute.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / rpglover64
• Só um momento.
  Just a moment.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / sundown
• Em um certo momento.
  At a given moment.
  Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / lukaszpp

Learned together

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

• hora hour
• polícia police
• forma form
• gosto taste
• amor love
• cabeça head
• cidade city, town
• frente front
• história history

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