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Portuguese city & places vocabulary

Essential Portuguese vocabulary for city & places — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core Portuguese words for city and places.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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Learn the first set, listen out loud, then move into the full list below.

Flashcards

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Practice quiz

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o hospital

Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • a rua
    ah ROO-ah
    the street
  • a cidade
    ah see-DAH-deh
    the city
  • o banco
    oo BANG-koo
    the bank
  • o parque
    oo PAR-keh
    the park
  • a casa
    ah KAH-zah
    the house
  • o mapa
    oo MAH-pah
    the map
  • a praça
    ah PRAH-sah
    the square
  • o hotel
    oo oh-TEL
    the hotel
  • o táxi
    oo TAK-see
    the taxi
  • o cinema
    oo see-NEH-mah
    the cinema
  • o hospital
    oo oh-spee-TAHL
    the hospital
  • a igreja
    ah ee-GREH-zhah
    the church
  • a farmácia
    ah far-MAH-see-ah
    the pharmacy
  • o mercado
    oo mer-KAH-doo
    the market
  • a escola
    ah es-KOH-lah
    the school
  • a ponte
    ah PON-teh
    the bridge
  • a paragem
    ah pah-RAH-zhehn
    the bus stop
  • o centro
    oo SEN-troo
    the city center
  • a loja
    ah LAW-zhah
    the shop
  • o museu
    oo moo-ZEH-oo
    the museum
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