Start with the 500 phrases for a first month, the page on the mistakes English speakers make, and the statistics page for the Portuguese half of the corpus. There are no themed vocabulary lists yet.
The 500 is written for Brazil, with the European form in a note where daily use differs. If you already read Spanish, a lot of the vocabulary will look familiar, and we have put a number on how much: the overlap between Spanish, Italian and Portuguese counts it from our own A1 and A2 entries. The phrases are where the two languages stop agreeing, which is what the mistakes page is for. More Portuguese pages will follow the Spanish ones, in the same order.
Where to start
- 500 most useful Portuguese phrasesthe list for a first month, written for Brazil.
- Portuguese mistakes English speakers makethe traps, including the ones Spanish sets for you.
- Portuguese vocabulary, by the numberscompare vocabulary coverage by level and topic.
Start here
Choose Portuguese phrases to practise, check common mistakes, or explore vocabulary by level.
500 most useful Portuguese phrases
500 most useful Portuguese phrases for daily life, travel and work, with English translations and audio. Brazilian Portuguese, with European usage notes.
The Vocabcord 500 · PortuguesePortuguese for your first 48 hours in Brazil
The Portuguese for passport control, checking a booked ride, buying a chip, Pix and instalments, lunch by the kilo, the porteiro and 192.
The Vocabcord 500 · PortuguesePortuguese mistakes English speakers make
Obrigado agrees with the speaker, boa noite is a hello on the way in, and estou chegando gives no fixed arrival time. Portuguese traps from our notes.
Corpus statisticsPortuguese vocabulary, by the numbers
Every Portuguese entry in the app's language packs, counted by CEFR level and theme.
Reference
Look up dates, times and numbers, or review a particular type of word.
Keep learning
Explore 500 everyday phrases in other languages, with collection details and citation guidance if you want to use them in your own work. For more practice ideas, browse the blog. Teaching a class? Use the lesson plan and downloadable phrase lists to organise your lessons.
You can compare vocabulary coverage by level and topic across languages, and check how the level and topic labels are assignedwhen choosing what to practise next.
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