⚡ Japanese Adverbs Vocabulary Advérbios
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Adverbs scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- muito /ˈmũj̃tu/ A1very, a lot · adv. invariable (muito bonita) vs adj. agrees (muitas casas) · exceptional nasal [mũj]Esse filme é muito bom, você precisa ver.This movie is really good, you have to see it.
- pouco /ˈpoku/ A1little, not much · um pouco de = a bit of · adv. invariable, adj. agrees (poucas casas)Coloca só um pouco de açúcar no café, por favor.Put just a little sugar in the coffee, please.
- devagar /devaˈgaʁ/ A1slowly · opposite: depressa/rápido · final r = [ʁ]Fala mais devagar, por favor, eu ainda estou aprendendo.Speak more slowly, please, I'm still learning.
- depressa /deˈpɾɛsɐ/ A2quickly, fast · colloquial BR prefers rápido · open [ɛ]Vem depressa, o ônibus já vai sair!Come quickly, the bus is about to leave!
- quase /ˈkwazi/ A2almost, nearly · quase caí = I almost fell · s between vowels = [z]Eu quase caí na escada hoje de manhã.I almost fell on the stairs this morning.
- juntos /ˈʒũtus/ A1together · agrees in gender: juntas (f.) · nasal [ũ]Nós vamos juntos para a festa de sábado?Are we going together to Saturday's party?
- demais /dʒiˈmajs/ A2too much (after adj.: caro demais) · also: colloquial = awesome (ela é demais!)Esse restaurante é caro demais para mim.That restaurant is too expensive for me.
- apenas /aˈpẽnɐs/ A2only, just · colloquial BR usually says só · nasal [ẽ]Tenho apenas dez reais na carteira.I have only ten reais in my wallet.
- talvez /tawˈves/ A2maybe, perhaps · takes subjunctive: talvez seja · final z = [s]Amanhã talvez eu vá à praia com meus primos.Tomorrow maybe I'll go to the beach with my cousins.
- também /tɐ̃ˈbẽj̃/ A1also, too · também não = not either, neither · nasal diphthong [ẽj̃]Minha irmã também estuda português.My sister also studies Portuguese.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese adverbs words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 5, A2: 5. Every word has playable native audio and example sentences.
Are these words CEFR-graded?
Yes — every word carries its CEFR level (A1–C2), so you can start with the level you need.
What is the best way to memorise them?
Scene groups plus spaced repetition: listen, repeat, learn the word inside its example sentence, then review the next day. Bossa has SRS and four quiz types built in.