🍽️ Japanese Food & Drink Vocabulary Comida e bebida
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Food & Drink scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- água /ˈagwɐ/ A1waterEu bebo muita água durante o dia.I drink a lot of water during the day.
- pão /ˈpɐ̃w̃/ A1bread · plural pães [ˈpɐ̃j̃s], not “pãos”Ela comprou pão fresco na padaria.She bought fresh bread at the bakery.
- arroz /aˈʁos/ A1riceNo Brasil, o arroz aparece em quase toda refeição.In Brazil, rice shows up in almost every meal.
- feijão /fejˈʒɐ̃w̃/ A1beans · with rice, the staple pair of Brazilian foodO feijão fica melhor no dia seguinte.Beans taste better the next day.
- carne /ˈkaʁni/ A1meatEle parou de comer carne no ano passado.He stopped eating meat last year.
- peixe /ˈpejʃi/ A1fish (as food) · here ⟨x⟩ = [ʃ]; compare táxi [ks], exame [z], próximo [s]O peixe estava fresquinho na feira.The fish was really fresh at the market.
- ovo /ˈovu/ A1egg · ⚠ the plural opens the vowel: ovos [ˈɔvus], not [ˈovus]Ela quebrou um ovo na frigideira.She cracked an egg into the frying pan.
- queijo /ˈkejʒu/ A1cheeseEsse queijo combina bem com goiabada.This cheese goes well with guava paste.
- almoço /awˈmosu/ A1lunch (noun, closed ô) · ⚠ the verb form almoço “I have lunch” is open: [awˈmɔsu]O almoço de domingo reúne a família toda.Sunday lunch brings the whole family together.
- café /kaˈfɛ/ A1coffee · the acute é marks the OPEN vowel [ɛ]; also “café da manhã” = breakfastEla toma café sem açúcar de manhã.She drinks coffee without sugar in the morning.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese food & drink 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.