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 BROne (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 BRThe Luck
(A) Tarde[(ah) tar-deh] in EU or [(ah) tar-tchee] in BRLate
(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

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