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Portuguese questions & answers vocabulary

Essential Portuguese vocabulary for questions & answers — 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 questions.

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

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

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Flashcards

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Practice quiz

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • quem
    KENG
    who
  • o quê
    oo KEH
    what
  • quando
    KWAN-doo
    when
  • onde
    ON-dee
    where
  • porquê
    poor-KEH
    why
  • sim
    SENG
    yes
  • não
    NOWN
    no
  • olá
    oh-LA
    hello
  • é
    EH
    is
  • tu
    TOO
    you
  • está
    eh-STA
    is located
  • aqui
    ah-KEE
    here
  • ali
    ah-LEE
    there
  • casa de banho
    KAH-zah jee BAH-nyoo
    bathroom
  • casa
    KAH-zah
    house
  • amigo
    ah-MEE-goo
    friend
  • mãe
    MENG
    mom
  • pai
    PAI
    dad
  • estamos
    eh-STAH-moosh
    we are
  • estão
    eh-STOWN
    they are
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