Portuguese Nouns
Learning the Portuguese 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 Portuguese language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Portuguese.
Portuguese 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 | Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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 Portuguese
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Portuguese placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Portuguese vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Portuguese 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 Portuguese, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Portuguese Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Portuguese lessons here: Learn Portuguese. Don't forget to bookmark this page.