The 100 most common Portugis words
These hundred words make up a large share of everything written in Portugis. Learn them and a page stops looking like a wall.
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How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words arrive in order of how often they appear in real Portugis. The first twenty do more work for you than the next two hundred, so they come first.
Each word keeps its own schedule
Answer that you knew a word and it comes back later. Answer that you did not and it comes back sooner. The gap grows every time you get it right, which is what moves a word from recognised to known.
How fast you answer counts
A word you answer instantly is scheduled further out than one you hesitate over, even though you got both right. Hesitation is the signal that a word is not secure yet.
The full list
All hundred, in frequency order. Words you have practised are marked.
- 1othe, it, him
- 2athe, to, it
- 3deof, from, by
- 4eand
- 5quethat, which, who
- 6uma, an, one
- 7umaa, an, one
- 8osthe, them
- 9asthe, them
- 10emin, on, at
- 11parafor, to, in order to
- 12comwith
- 13nãono, not
- 14seif, whether, himself
- 15porfor, by, through
- 16comolike, as, how
- 17masbut, however
- 18maismore, most, anymore
- 19ouor, either
- 20serto be, being
- 21éis
- 22estarto be
- 23estáis
- 24terto have
- 25temhas
- 26háthere is, there are, ago
- 27euI
- 28tuyou
- 29vocêyou
- 30elehe, him, it
- 31elashe, her, it
- 32nóswe, us
- 33elesthey, them
- 34meme, myself, to me
- 35teyou, yourself, to you
- 36meumy, mine
- 37minhamy, mine
- 38seuhis, her, your
- 39suahis, her, your
- 40estethis
- 41estathis
- 42essethat
- 43issothat
- 44tudoeverything, all
- 45todoall, every, whole
- 46algosomething
- 47nadanothing, anything, swims
- 48muitovery, a lot, much
- 49bemwell, good
- 50tambémalso, too
- 51simyes
- 52agoranow
- 53aquihere
- 54hojetoday
- 55semprealways
- 56nuncanever, ever
- 57jáalready, now, anymore
- 58aindastill, yet
- 59sóonly, alone, just
- 60quandowhen, whenever
- 61ondewhere
- 62quemwho, whom
- 63porquebecause, why
- 64semwithout
- 65sobreon, about, over
- 66entrebetween, among, come in
- 67atéuntil, up to, even
- 68antesbefore, beforehand
- 69depoisafter, afterwards, later
- 70fazerto do, to make
- 71irto go
- 72dizerto say, to tell
- 73verto see, to watch
- 74saberto know, to taste, knowledge
- 75quererto want, to love
- 76poderto be able to, can, power
- 77virto come
- 78darto give
- 79falarto speak, to talk
- 80pensarto think
- 81olharto look, to look at, gaze
- 82encontrarto find, to meet
- 83viverto live
- 84ficarto stay, to become, to be located
- 85tempotime, weather
- 86diaday
- 87casahouse, home
- 88homemman, mankind
- 89mulherwoman, wife
- 90vidalife
- 91coisathing
- 92veztime, occasion, turn
- 93anoyear
- 94noitenight, evening
- 95bomgood, well
- 96grandebig, large, great
- 97novonew, young
- 98pequenosmall, little
- 99oláhello, hi
- 100obrigadothank you, thanks