👅 Japanese Flavors Vocabulary Sabores
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Flavors scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- azedo /aˈzedu/ A1sour · intervocalic z; closed [e]O limão está muito azedo hoje.The lemon is very sour today.
- amargo /aˈmaʁgu/ A1bitter · hard g; ⚠ first a is oral (not nasal)O café ficou amargo demais sem açúcar.The coffee turned out too bitter without sugar.
- salgado /sawˈgadu/ A1salty · coda l→[w]; hard gO caldo estava salgado, precisei de mais água.The broth was salty; I needed more water.
- apimentado /apimẽˈtadu/ A1spicy, hot · nasal [ẽ]O molho é bem apimentado, então cuidado.The sauce is really spicy, so be careful.
- gostoso /gosˈtozu/ A1tasty, delicious; (BR) also ‘pleasant’ · hard g; intervoc. s=[z]O bolo da vovó é sempre gostoso.Grandma’s cake is always tasty.
- delicioso /delisiˈozu/ A1delicious · intervocalic s=[z]O jantar de ontem estava delicioso do começo ao fim.Yesterday’s dinner was delicious from start to finish.
- ruim /ʁuˈĩ/ A1bad · final nasal [ĩ]; stress on the ‘im’ (BR)O sinal do celular está ruim aqui dentro.The phone signal is bad in here.
- fresco /ˈfɾesku/ A1fresh; cool · closed [e]O pão fresco da manhã tem outro sabor.The morning’s fresh bread has another flavor.
- cru /ˈkɾu/ A1raw, uncooked · feminine ‘crua’O peixe estava quase cru no meio.The fish was almost raw in the middle.
- temperado /tẽpeˈɾadu/ A1seasoned, flavored; (climate) temperate · nasal [ẽ]O frango ficou bem temperado com alho e limão.The chicken came out well seasoned with garlic and lime.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese flavors 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.