💤 Japanese Body & Health Verbs Vocabulary Verbos de corpo e saúde
10 essential Brazilian Portuguese words for the Body & Health Verbs scene, each with IPA, English meaning, CEFR level and native speaker audio, plus example sentences. Tap 🔊 to listen.
- envelhecer /ẽveʎeˈseʁ/ A1to grow old, to age · nasal [ẽ]; lh=[ʎ]Ele não se importa de envelhecer, desde que com saúde.He doesn’t mind growing old, as long as he stays healthy.
- adoecer /adoeˈseʁ/ A1to fall ill, to get sickÉ comum adoecer quando a temperatura muda de repente.It’s common to get sick when the temperature changes suddenly.
- curar /kuˈɾaʁ/ A1to cure, to heal · ‘curar-se’ = to recoverO repouso ajudou a curar a lesão em poucas semanas.Rest helped heal the injury in a few weeks.
- machucar /maʃuˈkaʁ/ A1to hurt, to injure · ch=[ʃ]Tome cuidado para não se machucar na obra.Be careful not to hurt yourself at the construction site.
- cansar /kɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A1to tire, to get tired · nasal [ɐ̃]Subir tantos degraus é de cansar qualquer um.Climbing so many steps would tire anyone out.
- descansar /dʒiskɐ̃ˈsaʁ/ A1to rest · des→[dʒis]; nasal [ɐ̃]Preciso descansar um pouco depois do almoço.I need to rest a bit after lunch.
- relaxar /ʁelaˈʃaʁ/ A1to relax · ⟨x⟩=[ʃ]Uma música calma ajuda a relaxar no fim do dia.Calm music helps me relax at the end of the day.
- respirar /ʁespiˈɾaʁ/ A1to breatheO médico pediu para eu respirar fundo três vezes.The doctor asked me to breathe deeply three times.
- suar /suˈaʁ/ A1to sweat · u-a in hiatusComecei a suar muito no meio da corrida.I started to sweat a lot in the middle of the run.
- tremer /tɾeˈmeʁ/ A1to tremble, to shake, to shiver · closed [e]Comecei a tremer de frio esperando o ônibus.I started to shiver from the cold waiting for the bus.
FAQ
How many Brazilian Portuguese body & health 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.