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Portuguese food & drink vocabulary

Essential Portuguese vocabulary for food & drink — 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 food and drink.

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.

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • água
    A-gwa
    water
  • pão
    PAUN
    bread
  • leite
    LEI-tee
    milk
  • fruta
    FRU-ta
    fruit
  • sumo
    SU-moo
    juice
  • ovo
    O-voo
    egg
  • queijo
    KEI-joo
    cheese
  • maçã
    ma-SAUN
    apple
  • frango
    FRAN-goo
    chicken
  • arroz
    a-RROZ
    rice
  • café
    ka-FEH
    coffee
  • açúcar
    a-SU-kar
    sugar
  • manteiga
    man-TEI-ga
    butter
  • doce
    DO-si
    jam
  • cereais
    se-REAI-sh
    cereal
  • chá
    SHA
    tea
  • torrada
    to-RRA-da
    toast
  • iogurte
    io-GUR-te
    yogurt
  • toucinho
    tou-SI-nyoo
    bacon
  • aveia
    a-VEI-a
    oatmeal
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