🛁 Japanese Bathroom & Hygiene Vocabulary Higiene
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Bathroom & Hygiene scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- sabonete /saboˈnetʃi/ A1bar of soap · -te→[tʃi]Deixei um sabonete novo na pia do banheiro.I put a new bar of soap on the bathroom sink.
- toalha /toˈaʎɐ/ A1towel · lh=[ʎ]Peguei uma toalha limpa antes do banho.I grabbed a clean towel before the shower.
- escova /isˈkovɐ/ A1brush; toothbrush (escova de dentes) · e→[i]; closed [o]A escova de dentes dele é a azul.His toothbrush is the blue one.
- pente /ˈpẽtʃi/ A1comb · nasal [ẽ]; -te→[tʃi]Passei o pente no cabelo molhado com cuidado.I ran the comb through my wet hair carefully.
- xampu /ʃɐ̃ˈpu/ A1shampoo · ⟨x⟩=[ʃ]; nasal [ɐ̃]Acabou o xampu bem na hora do banho.The shampoo ran out right at shower time.
- desodorante /dʒizodoˈɾɐ̃tʃi/ A1deodorant · des→[dʒiz]; nasal [ɐ̃]; -te→[tʃi]Nunca saio de casa sem passar desodorante.I never leave home without putting on deodorant.
- creme /ˈkɾẽmi/ A1cream · e nasalized before m [ẽ]Passo creme nas mãos toda vez que lavo a louça.I put cream on my hands every time I wash the dishes.
- algodão /awgoˈdɐ̃w̃/ A1cotton · coda l→[w]; hard g; final nasal [ɐ̃w̃]Usei um pedaço de algodão para limpar o machucado.I used a piece of cotton to clean the cut.
- espuma /isˈpũmɐ/ A1foam, lather · e→[i]; u nasalized before m [ũ]O sabonete fez muita espuma na esponja.The soap made a lot of foam on the sponge.
- navalha /naˈvaʎɐ/ A1razor, straight razor · lh=[ʎ]O barbeiro afiou a navalha antes de começar.The barber sharpened the razor before starting.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese bathroom & hygiene words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 10. 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.