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Portuguese greetings & basics vocabulary

Essential Portuguese vocabulary for greetings & basics — 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 greetings.

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
  • Olá
    o-LÁ
    Hello
  • Adeus
    a-DEUS
    Goodbye
  • Obrigado/a
    o-bri-GA-du/da
    Thank you
  • Favor
    fa-VOR
    Favor
  • Por
    POR
    By/For
  • Sim
    SING
    Yes
  • Não
    NAUM
    No
  • O senhor/ A senhora
    u se-NYOR / a se-NYO-ra
    You (formal)
  • Bem
    BENG
    Well
  • Bom
    BONG
    Good
  • Dias
    DI-as
    Days
  • Tardes
    TAR-des
    Afternoons
  • Noites
    NOI-tes
    Nights
  • Manhã
    ma-NYAN
    Morning/Tomorrow
  • Depois
    de-POIS
    Later
  • Até
    a-TÉ
    Until
  • Breve
    BRE-ve
    Soon
  • Aí
    a-Í
    There
  • Vemos
    VE-mos
    We see
  • Nos
    NOS
    Us
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