Vocabulary · Brazilian Portuguese
The house in Brazilian Portuguese
The house in Portuguese with audio and an example each: the rooms, the furniture and the things in them, including the Brazilian words that Portugal says differently, like banheiro, geladeira and chuveiro.
29 words, each with audio · Quiz and flashcards
The house in Portuguese, with audio
Home
| Listen | Portuguese | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| a casa | house, homeEm casa: at home. Vou para casa: I'm going home. | Hoje vou ficar em casa.I'm staying at home today. | |
| o apartamento | apartment, flatOften just apê. | Eles moram num apartamento no décimo andar.They live in an apartment on the tenth floor. | |
| o prédioPortugal: o edifício | building | O prédio tem porteiro vinte e quatro horas.The building has a doorman around the clock. | |
| o andar | floor, story | Moro no terceiro andar.I live on the third floor. |
Rooms
| Listen | Portuguese | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| o quarto | bedroomAlso a quarter: um quarto de hora. | O apartamento tem dois quartos.The apartment has two bedrooms. | |
| a sala | living roomIn full sala de estar; a sala de jantar is the dining room. | As crianças estão vendo TV na sala.The kids are watching TV in the living room. | |
| a cozinha | kitchen | A família sempre se reúne na cozinha.The family always gathers in the kitchen. | |
| o banheiroPortugal: a casa de banho | bathroom | Onde fica o banheiro?Where's the bathroom? | |
| a área de serviço | laundry areaThe small room for the washing machine and clothesline, in most apartments. | A máquina de lavar fica na área de serviço.The washing machine is in the laundry area. | |
| a varanda | balcony, veranda | A gente toma café na varanda.We have coffee on the balcony. | |
| o quintal | backyard | O cachorro dorme no quintal.The dog sleeps in the backyard. | |
| a garagem | garage | O carro está na garagem.The car is in the garage. | |
| a escada | stairs; ladder | O elevador quebrou, vamos de escada.The elevator's broken, let's take the stairs. |
Furniture
| Listen | Portuguese | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| a cama | bed | Arruma a cama antes de sair.Make your bed before you go out. | |
| a mesa | table | O jantar está na mesa!Dinner's on the table! | |
| a cadeira | chair | Puxa uma cadeira e senta aqui.Pull up a chair and sit here. | |
| o sofá | sofa, couch | Ele dormiu no sofá vendo o jogo.He fell asleep on the sofa watching the game. | |
| o armário | cupboard, wardrobe | Os copos estão no armário da cozinha.The glasses are in the kitchen cupboard. | |
| a geladeiraPortugal: o frigorífico | fridge | Tem cerveja gelada na geladeira.There's cold beer in the fridge. | |
| o fogão | stove, cooker | O feijão está no fogão.The beans are on the stove. | |
| a pia | sink | Deixa a louça na pia.Leave the dishes in the sink. | |
| o chuveiroPortugal: o duche | showerOften electric: you choose verão or inverno for the water. | O chuveiro está sem água quente.The shower has no hot water. |
Around the house
| Listen | Portuguese | English | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| a porta | door | Fecha a porta, por favor.Close the door, please. | |
| a janela | window | Abre a janela, está abafado aqui.Open the window, it's stuffy in here. | |
| a chave | key | Não acho a chave de casa.I can't find the house key. | |
| a parede | wall | Vamos pintar a parede de azul.We're going to paint the wall blue. | |
| o chão | floor | Não deixa a toalha no chão!Don't leave the towel on the floor! | |
| a luz | light; electricityA conta de luz is the electricity bill. | Apaga a luz quando sair.Turn off the light when you leave. | |
| o ventilador | fan | Liga o ventilador, está muito calor.Turn on the fan, it's really hot. |
How Brazilians use them
Brazil and Portugal at home
Several everyday house words differ: Brazil's banheiro is Portugal's casa de banho, the geladeira is a frigorífico, the chuveiro a duche, and a prédio an edifício. Brazilians understand the Portuguese words, but rarely use them.
Ligar and desligar
To turn things on and off, Brazilians use ligar and desligar for almost everything: ligar a TV, desligar o ventilador. For lights, acender and apagar are common too: apaga a luz.
Em casa, para casa
Without an article, casa means home: estou em casa (I'm at home), vou para casa (I'm going home). With one it's a particular house: a casa da minha avó.
Practise
Quick quiz · question 1 of 8
What does escada mean?
Questions
How do you say “house” in Portuguese?
Casa, which is also “home”: em casa means at home. An apartment is an apartamento, or apê, and the building is the prédio.
How do you say “bathroom” in Portuguese?
Banheiro in Brazil: Onde fica o banheiro? (Where's the bathroom?). In Portugal it's a casa de banho. A public toilet is also a sanitário, on signs.
What are the rooms of the house in Portuguese?
Quarto (bedroom), sala (living room), cozinha (kitchen), banheiro (bathroom), área de serviço (laundry area), varanda (balcony) and quintal (backyard).
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