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Common Portuguese words 901–1000

Portuguese words 901 to 1000, starting with the core everyday words, then moving through themes like food, travel and work. Each comes with its English meaning. Tap the speaker to hear it, then say it back.

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Portuguese words 901 to 1000 with English translations
#	English	Portuguese
901	to climb	subir
902	to touch	tocar
903	to hide	esconder
904	to fight	brigar
905	to marry	casar-se
906	to vote	votar
907	to lie down	deitar-se
908	to wash oneself	lavar-se
909	to get dressed	vestir-se
910	to take a shower	tomar banho
911	to brush	escovar
912	to cough	tossir
913	to breathe	respirar
914	to realize	perceber
915	to notice	notar
916	to imagine	imaginar
917	to expect	esperar
918	to complain	reclamar
919	to improve	melhorar
920	to increase	aumentar
921	to reduce	reduzir
922	to add	adicionar
923	to remove	remover
924	to mix	misturar
925	to fill	encher
926	to cover	cobrir
927	to separate	separar
928	to compare	comparar
929	to describe	descrever
930	to discuss	discutir
931	to suggest	sugerir
932	to recommend	recomendar
933	to order	pedir
934	to deliver	entregar
935	to return	voltar
936	to give back	devolver
937	to wait in line	fazer fila
938	to take place	acontecer
939	to depend	depender
940	to consist	consistir
941	to contain	conter
942	to include	incluir
943	to require	exigir
944	to represent	representar
945	to produce	produzir
946	to create	criar
947	to develop	desenvolver
948	to discover	descobrir
949	to invent	inventar
950	to protect	proteger
951	to support	apoiar
952	to control	controlar
953	to manage	gerenciar
954	to serve	servir
955	to offer	oferecer
956	to accept	aceitar
957	to refuse	recusar
958	to succeed	conseguir
959	to fail	fracassar
960	to prove	provar
961	to measure	medir
962	to risk	arriscar
963	to be interested	interessar-se
964	to get used to	acostumar-se
965	to get lost	perder-se
966	to hurry	apressar-se
967	to relax	relaxar
968	to enjoy oneself	divertir-se
969	to get angry	zangar-se
970	modern	moderno
971	traditional	tradicional
972	popular	popular
973	famous	famoso
974	special	especial
975	normal	normal
976	common	comum
977	rare	raro
978	local	local
979	foreign	estrangeiro
980	public	público
981	private	privado
982	official	oficial
983	general	geral
984	main	principal
985	serious	sério
986	dangerous	perigoso
987	safe	seguro
988	comfortable	confortável
989	beautiful (person)	lindo
990	ugly	feio
991	smart	inteligente
992	stupid	burro
993	crazy	louco
994	lazy	preguiçoso
995	generous	generoso
996	honest	honesto
997	patient	paciente
998	brave	corajoso
999	shy	tímido
1000	curious	curioso

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What are the most common words in Portuguese?

The first words are the core everyday vocabulary; later ones move through themes such as food, travel, home and work. Words 901 to 1000 include subir (to climb), tocar (to touch), esconder (to hide), brigar (to fight), casar-se (to marry).

How many Portuguese words do I need to start speaking?

A few hundred well-chosen words cover a large share of everyday conversation. This list has 1000 of them, starting with the core words every speaker needs, so working from the top gives you the most for your time.

What is the best way to remember these Portuguese words?

Say them in sentences, not alone. Hear a word, say it aloud, then use it in a full sentence. 4ToSpeak's Word Quest and four-step lessons are built around that.

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