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só

"só" means "only" in Portuguese. It is number 45 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

only; just; merely

IPA

/ˈsɔ/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Só isso?
  Just that?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / jaxhere
• Não, uma só.
  No, just one.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / emptybook
• Não, um só.
  No, just one.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / emptybook

Learned together

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

• não no
• bem well
• como how
• mais more
• aqui here
• já already
• quando when
• agora now
• lá there

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