Word lists · A2

The 1,000 most common Portuguese words: 101–200

The 1,000 most frequent Portuguese words, in order.

#	Word	Type	Meaning	Level
96	pouco	determiner	little, few	A1
97	a coisa	noun · f	thing; (alguma coisa) something, anything	A1
98	usar	verb	to use; to wear	A1
99	o trabalho	noun · m	work, job; assignment, project (school or work)	A1
100	o lugar	noun · m	place; seat, spot	A1
101	sim	interjection	yes	A1
102	porque	conjunction	because; why (written por que)	A1
103	levar	verb	to take (to a place), to carry; to take (time)	A1
104	a parte	noun · f	part	A1
105	sentir	verb	to feel (a sensation); (sentir-se) to feel (well, sad…)	A1
106	o pai	noun · m	father	A1
107	a cidade	noun · f	city, town	A1
108	segundo	adjective	second	A1
108	segundo	preposition	according to	A1
108	o segundo	noun · m	second (unit of time)	A1
109	o senhor	noun · m	Mr, sir (polite address); gentleman, older man	A1
110	o mundo	noun · m	world; (todo mundo) everybody	A1
111	chamar	verb	to call, to summon; (chamar-se) to be called	A1
112	voltar	verb	to come back, to go back; (voltar a) to … again	A1
113	contar	verb	to tell (a story); to count	A1
114	dele	pronoun	his (de + ele)	A1
115	nosso	determiner	our, ours	A1
116	sair	verb	to leave, to go out; to go out (socially)	A1
117	ajudar	verb	to help	A1
118	lá	adverb	there (away from both); (sei lá) who knows	A1
119	tentar	verb	to try	A1
120	acontecer	verb	to happen	A1
121	nunca	adverb	never; (nunca mais) never again	A1
122	a família	noun · f	family	A1
123	esperar	verb	to wait (for); to hope	A1
124	certo	adjective	right, correct; certain, a certain (before a noun)	A1
125	a mulher	noun · f	woman; wife	A1
126	precisar	verb	to need (precisar de); (precisar + infinitive) to need to, to have to	A1
127	parecer	verb	to seem, to look; (parece que) it seems that	A1
128	o deus	noun · m	God; god (deity)	A1
129	três	number	three	A1
130	nós	pronoun	we, us	A1
131	sempre	adverb	always; (para sempre) forever	A1
132	acabar	verb	to finish, to end; (acabar de) to have just	A1
133	a mãe	noun · f	mother	A1
134	num	preposition	in a, on a (em + um)	A1
135	trabalhar	verb	to work; (trabalhar com) to work in, to work with	A1
136	a história	noun · f	story; history	A1
137	último	adjective	last; latest, most recent	A1
138	a noite	noun · f	night; (boa noite) good evening, good night	A1
139	o irmão	noun · m	brother (irmã = sister); (irmãos) siblings, brothers and sisters	A1
140	nada	pronoun	nothing; (de nada) you're welcome	A1
141	a hora	noun · f	hour; time of day, o'clock (que horas?)	A1
142	disso	pronoun	of that, about that (de + isso)	A1
145	morrer	verb	to die; (morrer de) to be dying of (hunger, fear…)	A1
146	tão	adverb	so; as (tão … quanto)	A1
147	pensar	verb	to think; (pensar em) to think about, to consider	A1
148	hoje	adverb	today; (hoje em dia) nowadays	A1
149	o problema	noun · m	problem; (sem problema) no problem	A1
150	desse	determiner	of this, of that (de + esse)	A1
151	pedir	verb	to ask for, to request; to order (food, drinks)	A1
152	entrar	verb	to enter, to go in; (entrar em) to get on, to get in (a vehicle)	A1
153	o jogo	noun · m	game; match (sports)	A1
154	qualquer	determiner	any; (qualquer um) anyone, whichever	A1
155	ligar	verb	to call (by phone); to turn on	A1
156	quanto	pronoun	how much, how many; (tanto … quanto) as much as	A1
157	a forma	noun · f	shape, form; way, manner	A1
158	algo	pronoun	something	A1
159	isto	pronoun	this (thing)	A1
160	o tipo	noun · m	type, kind; like, sort of (spoken filler)	A1
161	desde	preposition	since, from (a point in time)	A1
162	aquele	determiner	that (far from both)	A1
163	o amigo	noun · m	friend	A1
164	tornar	verb	(tornar-se) to become; to make (+ adjective)	A1
165	a volta	noun · f	return, way back; (dar uma volta) walk, stroll, turn	A1
166	meio	adjective	half	A1
166	meio	adverb	kind of, a bit	A1
166	o meio	noun · m	middle; means (meio de transporte)	A1
167	enquanto	conjunction	while; (por enquanto) for now	A1
168	maior	adjective	bigger, larger; biggest, largest, greatest (o maior)	A1
169	único	adjective	only, sole; unique	A1
170	conhecer	verb	to know (a person, a place); to meet (for the first time)	A1
171	contra	preposition	against	A1
172	continuar	verb	to continue; to keep (doing), to still be	A1
173	matar	verb	to kill; (matar a sede, a fome) to quench, to satisfy	A1
174	o caso	noun · m	case, matter; (em caso de) in case of	A1
174	caso	conjunction	in case, if (+ subjunctive)	A1
175	embora	adverb	(ir embora) to leave, to go away	A1
175	embora	conjunction	although, even though (+ subjunctive)	A1
176	lhe	pronoun	(to) him, her, you (indirect object)	A1
177	menos	adverb	less, fewer; minus	A1
178	acreditar	verb	to believe; (acreditar que) to believe that, to think that	A1
179	perder	verb	to lose; to miss (a bus, a class…)	A1
180	o lado	noun · m	side; (ao lado de) next to, beside	A1
181	durante	preposition	during	A1
182	claro	adjective	light (colour), pale; clear, obvious	A1
182	claro	adverb	of course	A1
183	cada	determiner	each, every; (cada vez mais) more and more	A1
184	nem	conjunction	nor, neither (nem … nem); not even	A1
185	receber	verb	to receive, to get; to welcome, to host (guests)	A1
186	a verdade	noun · f	truth; (na verdade) actually, in fact	A1
187	mudar	verb	to change; (mudar-se) to move (house)	A1
188	o filme	noun · m	film	A1
189	pequeno	adjective	small, little; little (young, as a child)	A1
190	nenhum	determiner	no, not any; (nenhum de) none of	A1