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Portuguese school & study vocabulary

Essential Portuguese vocabulary for school & study — 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 school.

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

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

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Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • a escola
    a esh-CO-la
    the school
  • o professor
    o pro-fe-SOR
    the teacher (male)
  • a aula
    a AU-la
    the class
  • o livro
    o LI-vro
    the book
  • o lápis
    o LA-pish
    the pencil
  • a mesa
    a ME-za
    the table
  • a cadeira
    a ca-DEI-ra
    the chair
  • o papel
    o pa-PEL
    the paper
  • o aluno
    o a-LU-no
    the student
  • um
    un
    a / an
  • a caneta
    a ca-NE-ta
    the pen
  • a mochila
    a mo-SHI-la
    the backpack
  • o caderno
    o ca-DER-no
    the notebook
  • a borracha
    a bo-RRA-sha
    the eraser
  • a régua
    a RRE-gwa
    the ruler
  • a tesoura
    a te-ZOU-ra
    the scissors
  • a cola
    a CO-la
    the glue
  • o estojo
    o es-TO-zho
    the pencil case
  • a pasta
    a PAS-ta
    the folder
  • meu
    meu
    my
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