🧹 Japanese Routine & Cleaning Verbs Vocabulary Verbos de rotina
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Routine & Cleaning Verbs scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- escovar /iskoˈvaʁ/ A1to brush · e→[i]Não esqueça de escovar os dentes antes de dormir.Don’t forget to brush your teeth before bed.
- pentear /pẽteˈaʁ/ A1to comb · nasal [ẽ]; te=[te]Ela levou um tempo para pentear o cabelo enrolado.She took a while to comb her curly hair.
- barbear /baʁbeˈaʁ/ A1to shave · be=[be]; ‘barbear-se’Ele prefere se barbear com navalha nos fins de semana.He prefers to shave with a razor on weekends.
- arrumar /aʁuˈmaʁ/ A1to tidy up, to arrange; (BR) to get/find · rr=[ʁ]Preciso arrumar o quarto antes das visitas chegarem.I need to tidy the room before the guests arrive.
- varrer /vaˈʁeʁ/ A1to sweep · rr=[ʁ]; closed [e]Vou varrer a calçada cheia de folhas secas.I’m going to sweep the sidewalk full of dry leaves.
- esfregar /isfɾeˈgaʁ/ A1to scrub · e→[i]; hard gTive que esfregar bastante para tirar a mancha.I had to scrub hard to get the stain out.
- enxugar /ẽʃuˈgaʁ/ A1to dry, to wipe dry · nasal [ẽ]; ⟨x⟩=[ʃ]; hard gDeixei o pano à mão para enxugar a louça.I kept a cloth handy to dry the dishes.
- secar /seˈkaʁ/ A1to dry (out) · closed [e]A roupa demora a secar nos dias úmidos.The clothes take long to dry on humid days.
- molhar /moˈʎaʁ/ A1to wet, to make wet · lh=[ʎ]Tome cuidado para não molhar o celular na chuva.Be careful not to get the phone wet in the rain.
- sujar /suˈʒaʁ/ A1to dirty, to get dirty · j=[ʒ]As crianças conseguem sujar a roupa em minutos.The kids manage to get their clothes dirty in minutes.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese routine & cleaning verbs 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.