Brazilian Nouns
Learning the Brazilian Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Brazilian language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Brazilian.
Brazilian nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Brazilian Nouns |
| nouns | substantivos |
| my car | meu carro |
| green car | carro verde |
| three cars | três carros |
| car garage | garagem |
| outside the car | fora do carro |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Brazilian has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Portuguese.
List of Nouns in Brazilian
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Brazilian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Brazilian vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Brazilian Nouns |
| arm | braço |
| back | costas |
| cheeks | bochechas |
| chest | peito |
| chin | queixo |
| ear | orelha |
| elbow | cotovelo |
| eye | olho |
| face | face |
| finger | dedo |
| fingers | dedos |
| foot | pé |
| hair | cabelo |
| hand | mão |
| head | cabeça |
| heart | coração |
| knee | joelho |
| leg | perna |
| lip | lábio |
| mouth | boca |
| neck | pescoço |
| nose | nariz |
| shoulder | ombro |
| stomach | estômago |
| teeth | dentes |
| thigh | coxa |
| throat | garganta |
| thumb | polegar |
| toe | dedo do pé |
| tongue | língua |
| tooth | dente |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Brazilian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Portuguese Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Brazilian lessons here: Learn Brazilian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.