📺 Japanese Media Vocabulary Mídia
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Media scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- jornal /ʒoʁˈnaw/ A1newspaper · also: TV news · final -l→[w]Meu avô lê o jornal todo dia de manhã, sempre com um cafezinho.My grandpa reads the newspaper every morning, always with a little coffee.
- revista /ʁeˈvistɐ/ A1magazine · also: body search, frisk · initial r=[ʁ]Comprei uma revista de moda pra ler na sala de espera.I bought a fashion magazine to read in the waiting room.
- rádio /ˈʁadʒiu/ A1radio · o rádio=radio set / a rádio=radio station · di=[dʒi]Meu pai liga o rádio toda manhã pra ouvir as notícias.My dad turns on the radio every morning to listen to the news.
- televisão /televiˈzɐ̃w̃/ A1television, TV · -ão=[ɐ̃w̃] nasal diphthongÀ noite a família toda assiste televisão junta na sala.At night the whole family watches television together in the living room.
- filme /ˈfiwmi/ A1movie, film · coda -l→[w]; final e=[i]: [ˈfiwmi]Vamos ver um filme de comédia hoje à noite?Shall we watch a comedy movie tonight?
- canal /kaˈnaw/ A2(TV) channel · also: canal, waterway · final -l→[w]Muda de canal, por favor, que eu quero ver o jogo.Change the channel, please, I want to watch the game.
- programa /pɾoˈgɾɐ̃mɐ/ A2program, TV show · masculine despite -a: o programa · nasal [ɐ̃]Qual é o seu programa favorito na TV?What's your favorite show on TV?
- propaganda /pɾopaˈgɐ̃dɐ/ A2advertisement, commercial (everyday BR sense) · nasal [ɐ̃]Essa propaganda de refrigerante passa toda hora na TV.That soda commercial is on TV all the time.
- entrevista /ẽtɾeˈvistɐ/ A2interview · also: job interview · nasal [ẽ]Vi uma entrevista ótima com a autora do livro ontem.I saw a great interview with the book's author yesterday.
- reportagem /ʁepoʁˈtaʒẽj̃/ B1news report, feature story · -gem=[ʒẽj̃]Você viu a reportagem sobre o rio poluído no telejornal de ontem?Did you see the report about the polluted river on last night's TV news?
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese media words are in this list?
10 words, including A1: 5, A2: 4, B1: 1. 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.