🧑⚕️ Japanese Health & Appearance Vocabulary Saúde e aparência
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Health & Appearance scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- doente /doˈẽtʃi/ A1sick, ill (estar doente) · -te = [tʃi]Meu irmão está doente hoje e vai ficar em casa.My brother is sick today and is going to stay home.
- saudável /sawˈdavew/ A2healthy · coda -l → [w]: [sawˈdavew]Ele leva uma vida bem saudável, com frutas e caminhada.He leads a very healthy life, with fruit and walks.
- ferido /feˈɾidu/ B1injured, wounded · also: noun an injured personO jogador saiu ferido do jogo de ontem.The player came out of yesterday's game injured.
- grávida /ˈgɾavidɐ/ A2pregnant · stress on GRÁ (the accent marks stress)Minha irmã está grávida de cinco meses.My sister is five months pregnant.
- careca /kaˈɾɛkɐ/ B1bald · open [ɛ] · also: noun a bald personMeu tio é careca e adora fazer piada sobre isso.My uncle is bald and loves to joke about it.
- magro /ˈmagɾu/ A2thin, slimO médico disse que ele é magro e está com a saúde em dia.The doctor said he is thin and his health is in good shape.
- gordo /ˈgoʁdu/ A2fat, plump · closed [o], not [ɔ]Meu gato é gordo e muito fofo.My cat is fat and very cute.
- moreno /moˈɾẽnu/ A2dark-skinned, dark-haired (common neutral term in Brazil) · nasal [ẽ]O meu primo é moreno, de cabelo bem escuro.My cousin is dark-skinned, with very dark hair.
- loiro /ˈlojɾu/ A2blond, fair-haired · also spelled louroO filho da vizinha é loiro como a mãe.The neighbor's son is blond like his mother.
- ruivo /ˈʁujvu/ B1red-haired, ginger · initial r = [ʁ/h]Meu colega é ruivo e tem sardas no rosto.My classmate is red-haired and has freckles on his face.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese health & appearance words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 1, A2: 6, B1: 3. 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.