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These 50 words cover ~40% of everyday Portuguese
Pronouns(8)
ele
he, him
/ˈeli/
seu
his, her, your, its
/sew/
sua
his, her, your, its (feminine)
/ˈsuɐ/
nos
us, in the (plural)
/nus/
eu
I
/ew/
me
me, myself
/mi/
essa
that (feminine)
/ˈesɐ/
ela
she, her
/ˈɛlɐ/
Articles(6)
a
the (feminine); to
/a/
o
the (masculine)
/u/
um
a, an, one (masculine)
/ũ/
uma
a, an, one (feminine)
/ˈumɐ/
os
the (masculine plural)
/us/
as
the (feminine plural)
/ɐs/
Core Verbs(6)
é
is
/ɛ/
foi
was, went
/foj/
ser
to be
/seɾ/
há
there is, there are, ago
/a/
está
is (temporary state)
/isˈta/
era
was (imperfect)
/ˈɛɾɐ/
Adverbs(9)
não
no, not
/nɐ̃w̃/
mais
more, most, plus
/majs/
como
as, like, how
/ˈkomu/
quando
when
/ˈkwɐ̃du/
muito
very, much, a lot
/ˈmũjtu/
já
already, now
/ʒa/
também
also, too
/tɐ̃ˈbẽj/
só
only, just, alone
/sɔ/
depois
after, later
/deˈpojs/
Prepositions(6)
de
of, from
/dʒi/
em
in, on, at
/ẽj/
para
for, to, in order to
/ˈpaɾɐ/
com
with
/kõ/
por
by, for, through
/poɾ/
entre
between, among
/ˈẽtɾi/
Connectors(5)
que
that, which, what
/ki/
e
and
/i/
se
if; oneself
/si/
mas
but
/mas/
ou
or
/ow/
Contractions(10)
do
of the (masculine)
/du/
da
of the (feminine)
/da/
no
in the, on the (masculine)
/nu/
na
in the, on the (feminine)
/na/
dos
of the (masculine plural)
/dus/
ao
to the (masculine)
/aw/
das
of the (feminine plural)
/das/
pelo
by the, through the (masculine)
/ˈpelu/
num
in a (masculine)
/nũ/
aos
to the (masculine plural)
/aws/