🏙️ Japanese Streets & Buildings Vocabulary Ruas e prédios
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Streets & Buildings scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- avenida /aveˈnidɐ/ A1avenueA avenida principal fica cheia à noite.The main avenue gets busy at night.
- esquina /isˈkĩnɐ/ A1street corner · i nasal before n: [ˈkĩ]O mercado fica logo na esquina de casa.The market is right on the corner near home.
- semáforo /seˈmafoɾu/ A1traffic light · proparoxytoneO semáforo da avenida vive quebrado.The traffic light on the avenue is always broken.
- calçada /kawˈsadɐ/ A1sidewalk · coda l→[w]: [kaw]; ç=[s]A calçada estava esburacada e perigosa.The sidewalk was full of holes and dangerous.
- prédio /ˈpɾɛdʒiu/ A1building (apartment/office block) · OPEN [ɛ]; di→[dʒi]O prédio novo tem vinte andares.The new building has twenty floors.
- muro /ˈmuɾu/ A1wall (outdoor, around a lot)Pintaram o muro da escola com um mural.They painted the school wall with a mural.
- portão /poʁˈtɐ̃w̃/ A1gate · final nasal [ɐ̃w̃]; plural portõesO portão rangeu quando abriu.The gate creaked when it opened.
- jardim /ʒaʁˈdʒĩ/ A1garden · j=[ʒ]; di→[dʒ]; nasal [ĩ]; plural jardinsEla cuida do jardim todo fim de tarde.She tends the garden every late afternoon.
- garagem /gaˈɾaʒẽj̃/ A1garage · hard g then g=[ʒ]; -em nasal [ẽj̃]; plural garagensGuardei a bicicleta na garagem.I kept the bike in the garage.
- ponto /ˈpõtu/ A1point; also ‘bus stop’ (ponto de ônibus) · nasal [õ]Esperei no ponto debaixo de sol.I waited at the bus stop under the sun.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese streets & buildings 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.