Portuguese Countries Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for countries to start with: China (China), Inglaterra (England), França (France), Alemanha (Germany). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.

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Countries Basics

A1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
AmericaEstados UnidosnounA1
ChinaChinanounA1
EnglandInglaterranounA1
FranceFrançanounA1
GermanyAlemanhanounA1
ItalyItálianounA1
JapanJapãonounA1
SpainEspanhanounA1

The rest of this pack is in the app

Countries Intermediate

A1–A2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
cultureculturanounA1
languagelínguanounA1
nationalitynacionalidadenounA1
AmericanamericanoadjA2
BritishbritânicoadjA2
FrenchfrancêsadjA2
capitalcapitalnounA2
continentcontinentenounA2

Countries Advanced

C1–C2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
diplomaticdiplomáticoadjC1
enclaveenclavenounC1
ethnicityetnianounC1
expatriateexpatriadonounC1
geopoliticsgeopolíticanounC1
interculturalinterculturaladjC1
multiculturalmulticulturaladjC1
cosmopolitancosmopolitaadjC2

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World Cities

A2–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
londonLondresnounA2
new yorkNova IorquenounA2
parisParisnounA2
tokyoTóquionounA2
beijingPequimnounB1
berlinBerlimnounB1
cairoCaironounB1
moscowMoscovonounB1

Nationalities

A2–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
germanalemãoadjA2
italianitalianoadjA2
spanishespanholadjA2
brazilianbrasileiroadjB1
chinesechinêsadjB1
japanesejaponêsadjB1
koreancoreanoadjB1
russianrussoadjB1

World Languages

A2–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
arabicárabeadjA2
hebrewhebraicoadjB1
indonesianindonésioadjB1
malaymalaioadjB1
persianpersaadjB1
ukrainianucranianoadjB1
vietnamesevietnamitaadjB1
bengalibengaliadjB2

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for countries. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Portuguese words should I learn for countries?

You could start with words like China (China), Inglaterra (England), França (France), Alemanha (Germany). This page lists 48 Portuguese words for countries (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Portuguese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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