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Practise learning a range of vocabulary in a category of your choosing, from common words to more obscure ones. These videos also help you pick up on the pronunciation of the language.

Beginner: Focus on learning some of the basic words in the vocabulary list, and try to pick up on the pronunciation by reciting the words after they're read out.

Intermediate: Try expanding your vocabulary by learning some of the more obscure words in the vocabulary list, and try pronouncing them before they're read out.

Advanced: Aim to learn all the words in the vocabulary list, thinking of a sentence that includes some of the words.

Buildings

European Portuguese Vocabulary List (Part 1)

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a stone building with columns and grass

abbey

abadia (f)

a building with many windows

apartment

apartamento (m)

people looking at fish in a tank

aquarium

aquário (m)

a arcade game room with arcade machines

arcade

arcada (m)

a large auditorium with seats and stage

auditorium

auditório (m)

a balcony with a view of a city and water

balcony

varanda (m)

a red barn in a field with trees in the background

barn

celeiro (m)

a staircase in a building

basement

subsolo (m)

a bowling alley with bowling pins and a ball

bowling alley

centro de bólingue (m)

a building with palm trees in front of it

building

prédio (m)

a log cabin in the woods

cabin

cabana (f)

a stone castle with a blue sky

castle

castelo (m)

a large stone castle with a steeple

cathedral

catedral (f)

a wine cellar with many shelves

cellar

porão (m)

a brick chimney with smoke coming out of it

chimney

chaminé (f)

a stained glass window in a church

church

igreja (f)

a group of people sitting in a movie theater

cinema

cinema (m)

a brick house with flowers and trees

cottage

casa de campo (f)

a bench in a garden

courtyard

pátio (m)

a person walking up a spiral staircase

downstairs

térreo (m)

a blue truck parked in front of a house

driveway

entrada da garagem (f)

a white shelf with pillows and a wreath on it

entrance

entrada (f)

two escalators in a building

escalator

escada rolante (f)

a barn with a tractor and silo in the background

farm

fazenda (f)

a fire truck parked in front of a building

fire station

quartel de bombeiros (m)

a grey tile floor with black specks

floor

chão (m)

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