Português brasileiro

Brazilian Portuguese

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Also known as: Brazilian Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese (Português Brasileiro) is the variety of Portuguese spoken in Brazil by ~215M people, the world's most-spoken Portuguese variety (95%+ of all Portuguese speakers). Diverged from European Portuguese over 500 years through Tupi indigenous substrate (50,000+ Tupi words: abacaxi "pineapple", piranha, etc.), West African slave-trade influence (especially Yoruba, Bantu vocabulary), and 19-20c. immigrant waves (Italian, German, Japanese). Distinguished by progressive aspect (estou falando vs European estou a falar), proclitic pronouns (me escreveu), and full vowels.

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87 core words in Brazilian Portuguese

Water

água

ˈaɡwɐ

Fire

fogo

ˈfoɡu

Sun

sol

sɔw

Moon

lua

ˈluɐ

Star

estrela

isˈtɾelɐ

Night

noite

ˈnojtʃi

Rain

chuva

ˈʃuvɐ

Snow

neve

ˈnɛvi

Wind

vento

ˈvẽtu

Earth

terra

ˈtɛʁɐ

Stone

pedra

ˈpɛdɾɐ

Mountain

montanha

mõˈtaɲɐ

Sea

mar

maɾ

Mother

mãe

mãj

Father

pai

paj

Daughter

filha

ˈfiʎɐ

I

eu

ew

You

você

voˈse

We

nós

nɔs

Name

nome

ˈnomi

Person

pessoa

peˈsoɐ

Head

cabeça

kaˈbesɐ

Eye

olho

ˈoʎu

Ear

orelha

oˈɾeʎɐ

Nose

nariz

naˈɾis

Mouth

boca

ˈbokɐ

Tooth

dente

ˈdẽtʃi

Tongue

língua

ˈlĩɡwɐ

Hand

mão

mãw

Foot

pé

pɛ

Heart

coração

koɾaˈsãw

Bone

osso

ˈosu

Blood

sangue

ˈsɐ̃ɡi

Poop

cocô

koˈko

Love

amor

aˈmoɾ

Tree

árvore

ˈaɾvoɾi

Dog

cachorro

kaˈʃoʁu

Cat

gato

ˈɡatu

Fish

peixe

ˈpejʃi

Bird

pássaro

ˈpasaɾu

Butterfly

borboleta

boʁboˈletɐ

Egg

ovo

ˈovu

Bear

urso

ˈuɾsu

Horse

cavalo

kaˈvalu

House

casa

ˈkazɐ

Milk

leite

ˈlejtʃi

Honey

mel

mɛw

Salt

sal

saw

Wine

vinho

ˈviɲu

Rice

arroz

aˈʁos

Chocolate

chocolate

ʃokoˈlatʃi

Iron

ferro

ˈfɛʁu

Wheel

roda

ˈʁɔdɐ

Silk

seda

ˈsedɐ

Book

livro

ˈlivɾu

Eat

comer

koˈmeɾ

Drink

beber

beˈbeɾ

Sleep

dormir

doʁˈmiʁ

One

um

ũ

Two

dois

dojs

Three

três

tɾes

Four

quatro

ˈkwatɾu

Five

cinco

ˈsĩku

Hundred

cem

sẽj̃

Hello

oi

oj

Thank you

obrigado

obɾiˈɡadu

Good

bom

bõ

New

novo

ˈnovu

Red

vermelho

veʁˈmeʎu

White

branco

ˈbɾɐ̃ku

Black

preto

ˈpɾetu

Green

verde

ˈveʁdʒi

Blue

azul

aˈzuw

Cuckoo

cuco

ˈkuku

Woof

au au

aw aw

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cocoricó

kokoɾiˈkɔ

Computer

computador

kõputaˈdoʁ

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈwajfaj

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

chá

ʃa

Coffee

café

kaˈfɛ

Sugar

açúcar

aˈsukaɾ

Orange

laranja

laˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ

Ninety-nine

noventa e nove

noˈvẽtɐ i ˈnɔvi

Dopamine

dopamina

dopaˈminɐ

At sign

arroba

aˈʁɔbɐ

Internet laughter

kkkk

ka ka ka ka

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Romance

Meaning Brazilian PortugueseAngolan PortugueseMozambican PortugueseCape Verdean PortuguesePortugueseMacanese PortugueseCape Verdean Creole
Water água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɣwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɣwɐ/ agu /aɡu/
Fire fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɣu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɣu/ fogu /foɡu/
Sun sol /sɔw/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/
Moon lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /lua/
Star estrela /isˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ strela /ˈstɾelɐ/
Night noite /ˈnojtʃi/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojtɨ/ noite /ˈnojtɨ/ noti /ˈnoti/
Rain chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ txuba /ˈtʃubɐ/
Snow neve /ˈnɛvi/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /nɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ nevi /ˈnevi/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Brazilian Portuguese
Eu quero experimentar um terno que vi numa loja em frente ao hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

Yo quiero probame un traje que vi en una tienda frente ar hotel
Brazilian Portuguese
Eu quero experimentar um terno que vi numa loja em frente ao hotel
Jo vull provar-me un vestit que vaig veure en una botiga davant de l'hotel
Yo quiero probarme un terno que vi en una tienda frente al hotel
Yo quiero probarme un vestido que vi en una tienda al frente del hotel

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