🏛️ Japanese City Services Vocabulary Serviços da cidade
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the City Services scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- correio /koˈʁeju/ A1post office; mail · rr=[ʁ]; ei diphthongFui ao correio enviar um pacote para a família.I went to the post office to send a package to my family.
- prefeitura /pɾefejˈtuɾɐ/ A1city hall, town hall · ei diphthongFui à prefeitura resolver uns papéis do imóvel.I went to city hall to sort out some property paperwork.
- delegacia /delegaˈsiɐ/ A1police station · hard g; ci=[si]Registramos o boletim na delegacia mais próxima.We filed the report at the nearest police station.
- cartório /kaʁˈtɔɾiu/ A1notary office, registry office · OPEN [ɔ]Reconheci firma no cartório para validar o contrato.I had my signature notarized at the registry to validate the contract.
- biblioteca /biblioˈtɛkɐ/ A1library · OPEN [ɛ] (⚠ ‘livraria’ = bookstore)Passo a tarde na biblioteca quando preciso estudar.I spend the afternoon at the library when I need to study.
- museu /muˈzew/ A1museum · intervoc. s=[z]; eu diphthongO museu tem entrada gratuita aos domingos.The museum has free admission on Sundays.
- teatro /teˈatɾu/ A1theater · te=[te]; e-a in hiatusAssistimos a uma peça de teatro muito divertida.We watched a very funny theater play.
- cinema /siˈnẽmɐ/ A1cinema, movie theater · ci=[si]; e nasalized before m [ẽ]Fomos ao cinema ver o filme na estreia.We went to the cinema to see the film on opening night.
- estádio /isˈtadʒiu/ A1stadium · e→[i]; di→[dʒ]O estádio estava cheio no dia da final.The stadium was packed on the day of the final.
- zoológico /zooˈlɔʒiku/ A1zoo · OPEN [ɔ] (ó); gi=[ʒi]Levei os sobrinhos ao zoológico no feriado.I took my nephews to the zoo on the holiday.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese city services 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.