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quem

"quem" means "who" in Portuguese. It is number 64 on the frequency list, in A1 (pron).

Meaning

who; whom; that

IPA

/ˈkẽj̃/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Quem é?
  Who am I talking with?
  Tatoeba: brauliobezerra / Swift
• Então quem?
  Then who?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / blay_paul
• Quem, eu?
  Who? Me?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / maaster

Learned together

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

• te you, to you
• porque because
• tu you
• você you
• nada nothing
• ou or
• seu his, her, their
• este this
• eles they

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