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The 100 most common Portuguese words
Start with the words you will see most often in Portuguese, and practice them as flashcards.
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How the cards work
Frequency order, not alphabetical
New words are shown in order of how often they are used in Portuguese, most common first.
Each word has its own schedule
Each word has its own time until its next review. The time grows each time you get the word right, and goes back to one day when you miss it. Every word is asked in both directions, and each direction has its own schedule.
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 100 words, in frequency order. Words you have practiced are marked.
- 1athe, to, it
- 2eand
- 3deof, from, by
- 4othe, it, him
- 5quethat, which, who
- 6nãono, not
- 7uma, an, one
- 8parafor, to, in order to
- 9umaa, an, one
- 10comwith
- 11doof the, from the (masculine)
- 12elehe, him, it
- 13daof the, from the (feminine)
- 14emin, on, at
- 15osthe, them
- 16seif, whether, himself
- 17porfor, by, through
- 18masbut, however
- 19elashe, her, it
- 20asthe, them
- 21éis, are
- 22noin the, on the (masculine)
- 23euI
- 24tinhahad
- 25nain the, on the (feminine)
- 26comolike, as, how
- 27maismore, most, anymore
- 28suahis, her, your
- 29dissesaid
- 30erawas, used to be
- 31estavawas, was being
- 32àto the, at the (feminine)
- 33seuhis, her, your
- 34aoto the, at the (masculine)
- 35muitovery, a lot, much
- 36quandowhen, whenever
- 37tãoso, such, as
- 38meumy, mine
- 39meme, myself, to me
- 40foiwas, went
- 41depoisafter, afterwards, later
- 42minhamy, mine
- 43serto be, being
- 44issothat, that thing
- 45ouor, either
- 46dosof the, from the (masculine plural)
- 47terto have
- 48seushis, her, your
- 49entãothen, so, well
- 50sobreon, about, over
- 51dasof the, from the (feminine plural)
- 52atéuntil, up to, even
- 53agoranow
- 54bemwell, good, quite
- 55nosus, to us, ourselves
- 56nuncanever
- 57pelaby the, through the, for the
- 58semwithout
- 59veztime, occasion, turn
- 60estáis, you are
- 61suashis, her, their
- 62peloby the, through the, for the
- 63nadanothing, anything
- 64tudoeverything, all
- 65assimso, like this, that way
- 66ondewhere
- 67fazerto do, to make
- 68tempotime, weather
- 69mesmosame, self, even
- 70aindastill, yet
- 71jáalready, now, anymore
- 72láthere, over there
- 73enquantowhile, whereas
- 74sidobeen
- 75todosall, everyone, every
- 76háthere is, there are, ago
- 77estathis, this one
- 78apenasonly, just
- 79porquebecause, why
- 80tuyou
- 81antesbefore, beforehand
- 82delehis, of him, its
- 83semprealways
- 84estavamwere
- 85haviathere was, there were, had
- 86estethis, this one
- 87poucolittle, a bit, few
- 88verto see, to watch
- 89simyes
- 90elesthey, them
- 91numin a
- 92nemnor, not even, neither
- 93dizerto say, to tell
- 94delaher, hers, of her
- 95entrebetween, among, come in
- 96mimme
- 97tambémalso, too
- 98sãoare, they are
- 99quemwho, whom
- 100temhas, have, there is
