Most Important Nouns

Portuguese noun	Word sound	English translation
A Água	[ah ah-goo-ah]	The Water
A Ajuda	[ah ah-joo-dah]	The Help
Os Anos	[oosh ah-noosh]	The Years
O Apelido	[oo ah-peh-lee-doo]	The Surname
O Autocarro	[oo aoo-toh-car-roo]	The Bus (in EU Portuguese)
(O) Azar	[oo ah-zahr]	(The) Bad luck Tough
O Balcão	[oo bahl-kaong]	The Balcony The Counter
O Banho	[oo bah-nyioo]	The Bath
O Bilhete	[oo bee-lyieh-teh]	The Ticket
O Cartão	[oo cahr-taong]	The Card
A Casa	[ah kah-sah]	The House The Home
O Casal	[oo kah-zahl] in EU [oo kah-zahoo] in BR	The Couple
A Chegada	[ah shay-gah-dah]	The Arrival
A Coisa	[Ah koee-zah]	The Thing
A Conta	[ah-kong-tah]	The Bill
O Copo	[oo koh-poo]	The Glass
O Cuidado	[oo-koo-ee-dah-doo]	Careful The carefulness
A Desculpa	[ah dsh-cool-pah]	The Excuse
O Dia	[oo deer]	The Day
O Dinheiro	[oo dee-nyieh-ee-roh]	The Money The Cash
A Direita	[ah dee-ray-ee-tah]	The Right hand side
O Direito	[oo dee-ray-ee-too]	The (legal) Right
A Era	[ah air-rah]	The Era
O Esquerdo/A Esquerda	[ah eesh-kayr-dah] [oo eesh-kayr-doo]	The Left hand side
A Esquina	[ah sh-keen-ah]	The Corner
O Estudo	[oo sh-too-doo]	The Study
O Favor	[oo fah-vohr]	The Favour
O Fim	[oo feeng]	The End
A Frente	[ah-frayn-tt] in EU [ah-frayn-tchee] in BR	The front
O Frio	[oo free-oo]	The cold
A Gente	[ah jayn-tt] in EU and [ah jayn-tt] in BR	One (The people) We
O Homem	[oo oh-mayeen]	The Man
* A Hora (also compare with Tempo and Vez)	[ah oh-rah]	The Time The Hour
O Horário	[oo oh-ráh-ree-oo]	The Timetable
A Ida	[ah ee-dah]	The Go
O Lado	[oo lah-doo]	The Side
A Licença	[ah lee-sayn-sah]	The Permission The Licence
A Maioria (de)	[ah may-oo-ree-ah]	Most (of) The majority (of)
O Mal	[oo mahll]	The Bad thing
O Mês Os Meses	[oo may-sh] [oosh may-say-sh]	The month/The months
O Minuto	[oo mee-noo-too]	The minute
A Mulher	[ah moo-lyier]	The Woman The Wife
A Noite	[ah noh-ee-teh]	The Night
O Nome	[oo noh-meh]	The Name
As Novidades	[ash noo-vee-dah-desh]	The News (in terms of what is new)
O Número	[oo noo-may-roh]	The Number
O Ônibus	[oo oh-nee-booss]	The Bus (Brazilian Portuguese
A Palavra	[ah pah-lah-vrah]	The Word
(Os) Parabéns	[(oosh) pah-rah-baingsh]	(The) Congratulations
O Pé	[oo peh]	The Foot
As Pessoas	[ash peh-soh-ash]	The People
A Porta	[ah pohr-tah]	The Door
O Português	[oo poor-too-gay-sh]	The Portuguese
O Prato	[oo prah-too]	The Plate The dish
A Pressa	[ah pray-sah]	The hurry The Rush
O Primeiro	[oo pree-mahee-roh]	The first
O Princípio	[oo preen-cee-peeoh]	The Beginning
O Problema	[oh proh-blay-mah]	The Problem
O Próximo	[oo pro-see-moo]	The Next The following
O Quarto	[oo kwar-too]	The Fourth The Bedroom
O Recado	[oo ray-kah-doo]	The Message
A Rua	[ah roo-ah]	The road The street
O Semáforo	[oo say-mah-foo-roh]	The Traffic lights
A Semana	[ah say-mah-nah]	The Week
A Sorte	[ah sohr-tt] in EU or [ah sohr-tchee] in BR	The Luck
(A) Tarde	[(ah) tar-deh] in EU or [(ah) tar-tchee] in BR	Late (The) Afternoon
* O Tempo (also compare with Horas and Vez)	[oo taym-poo]	The Time (as  The Weather
O Trabalho	[oo trah-bah-lyioo]	The Work The Assignment
O Troco	[oo troh-koo]	The Change
O Último	[oo ool-tee-moo] in EU and [oo ool-tchee-moo] in BR	The Last (one)
* A Vez (also compare with Tempo and Horas)	[ah vaysh]	The turn The time
A Viagem	[ah vee-ah-jaying]	The journey The Trip
A Volta	[ah vohl-tah]	The Return The Going back
O Vôo	[oo voh-oo]	The Flight