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ninguém

"ninguém" means "no one" in Portuguese. It is number 161 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

no one; nobody

IPA

/nĩˈɡẽj̃/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ninguém sabe.
  No one knows.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Ninguém faz melhor.
  Nobody does it better.
  Tatoeba: orbpic / CM
• Ninguém quer isso.
  Nobody wants it.
  Tatoeba: orbpic / Eldad

Learned together

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

• algo something
• pelo by the, for the, through the
• dois two
• verdade truth
• tipo type, kind
• lhe to him, to her
• vocês you
• outro other
• pouco little, a little

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