This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Portuguese words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Portuguese“.

Cities & Traffic in Portuguese

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
shoploja
department storeloja de departamento
kioskquiosque
bakerypadaria
confectioneryconfeitaria
butcher’saçougue
marketmercado
librarybiblioteca
churchigreja
cinemacinêma
theatercinêma
teatro
hotelhotel
bankbanco
schoolescola
universityuniversidade
kindergartenjardim de infância
chemist’s / drugstorefarmácia
hospitalhospital

Cities and Places

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
town / citycidade
housecasa
buildingedifício
street / roadrua
avenueavenida
bridgeponte
center/city centercentro
crossingcruzamento
squarepraça
parkparque
landmark / sightponto turístico
monumentmonumento

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishPortuguesePronunciation
(Audio)
vehicleveículo
carcarro
traintrêm
busônibus
trambonde
metrometrô
bicyclebicicleta
motorbikemoto
taxitáxi
airplaneavião
shipnavio
(train) stationestação de trêm
main stationestação principal
stopparada
station / stopparada de trêm
parking areaestacionamento
petrol stationposto de gasolina
(to) go by carir de carro
(to) go by motorbikeir de moto
(to) go by bikeir de bicicleta
(to) go by busir de ônibus
(to) go by metroir de metrô

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