🏙️ Japanese City & Places Vocabulary Cidade e lugares
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the City & Places scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- casa /ˈkazɐ/ A1house, homeCheguei em casa tarde ontem à noite.I got home late last night.
- rua /ˈʁuɐ/ A1streetA rua estava cheia de gente no sábado.The street was full of people on Saturday.
- cidade /siˈdadʒi/ A1city, town · final -de palatalizes to [dʒi]Ela se mudou para uma cidade grande.She moved to a big city.
- escola /isˈkɔlɐ/ A1school · unstressed e→[i], and the stressed o is OPEN [ɔ]As crianças vão à escola de manhã.The children go to school in the morning.
- loja /ˈlɔʒɐ/ A1shop, store · stressed o is OPEN [ɔ]Aquela loja vende roupa barata.That shop sells cheap clothes.
- mercado /meʁˈkadu/ A1marketTodo domingo ele vai ao mercado.Every Sunday he goes to the market.
- praia /ˈpɾajɐ/ A1beachNo verão, a praia fica lotada.In summer, the beach gets packed.
- carro /ˈkaʁu/ A1car · double rr is the strong [ʁ]Meu carro quebrou no meio da estrada.My car broke down in the middle of the road.
- rio /ˈʁiu/ A1river · initial r is [ʁ]Um rio largo corta a cidade ao meio.A wide river cuts the city in half.
- ponte /ˈpõtʃi/ A1bridge · nasal õ, and -te palatalizes to [tʃi]A ponte nova encurtou a viagem.The new bridge shortened the trip.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese city & places 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.