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

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.
Start with these key words
Learn the first set, listen out loud, then move into the full list below.
Flashcards
Practice quiz
Full vocabulary list
Words 1–20
- a ruaah ROO-ahthe street
- a cidadeah see-DAH-dehthe city
- o bancooo BANG-koothe bank
- o parqueoo PAR-kehthe park
- a casaah KAH-zahthe house
- o mapaoo MAH-pahthe map
- a praçaah PRAH-sahthe square
- o hoteloo oh-TELthe hotel
- o táxioo TAK-seethe taxi
- o cinemaoo see-NEH-mahthe cinema
- o hospitaloo oh-spee-TAHLthe hospital
- a igrejaah ee-GREH-zhahthe church
- a farmáciaah far-MAH-see-ahthe pharmacy
- o mercadooo mer-KAH-doothe market
- a escolaah es-KOH-lahthe school
- a ponteah PON-tehthe bridge
- a paragemah pah-RAH-zhehnthe bus stop
- o centrooo SEN-troothe city center
- a lojaah LAW-zhahthe shop
- o museuoo moo-ZEH-oothe museum
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