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querido

"querido" means "dear" in Portuguese. It is number 254 on the frequency list, in A1 (adj).

Meaning

dear; lovely, cute; sweetheart

IPA

/keˈɾi.du/

Forms in this course

querida

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Obrigado, querida.
  Thank you, dear.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Lindoula
• Obrigada, querida.
  Thank you, dear.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Lindoula
• Agora não, querida.
  Not now, honey.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Hybrid

Learned together

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

• porquê why
• novo recently made or created
• primeiro first
• dentro inside
• ali there
• atrás behind
• uns about, some
• tarde late
• pronto promptly

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