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365 Common
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Words
The More You Read,
The More You Understand

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Seize The Day

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Charlles Nunes

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365 Common Portuguese Words

Common Words – A Matter of Perspective
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Welcome!
Thanks for downloading the ‘365Portuguese Common
Words’. You are on the right way to understand the
Portuguese language in a while.
When I started working as an English teacher, I had an
experience that showed me what makes a word ‘common’:
In a sunny afternoon, a passerby dropped in for some water.
The secretary told him to help himself, and got back to work.
(I could hear everything from the classroom...)
As the man gotcloser to the water fountain, he tried to get along by asking out loud:
“Does this school belong to Walter?”
That very common word – water – written in the gallon’s cover, was not so simple for him!
The secretary answered him politely, as usually, but I knew she was laughing up her
sleeves!
As the visitor left, the whole classroom exploded in laughters! (OK, I shouldn’t... But who
couldresist?☺)
Fortunately, later on that same day I tried to put myself in that visitor’s shoes, by recalling
the first English book that I tried to read on my own. I used to skim each page, wondering
what those words could mean.
All of a sudden, the words ‘begin’ and ‘again’ popped up in my eyes. For the first time I
noticed that some words appeared more often than others.
That was an insightmoment for me. By noticing that, I realized that the so-called
‘common words’ only become ‘common’ to you when you recognize them at first sight and
understand their meaning in several contexts.
Want to learn them in a wink of an eye? Just print them out, cut them into flashcards and
keep them with you wherever you go. (The bathroom is my favorite classroom!☺) You will
soon notice that learningPortuguese is not rocket science!
And if you happen to meet any ‘Walter’ on your way, please tell him that you know about
a language course which is on sale, with his name almost inscribed on the water fountain!

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Charlles Nunes – 2006

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365 Common Portuguese Words

Index
Common Words – A Matter of Perspective

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Index (You arehere! ☺)

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Group 01 – Words from 01 to 52

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Group 02 – Words from 53 to 104

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Group 03 – Words from 105 to 156

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Group 04 – Words from 157 to 208

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Group 05 – Words from 209 to 260

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Group 06 – Words from 261 to 312

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Group 07 – Words from 313 to 365

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A Dream Coming True Each and Every Day

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Every word has its fragrance: there is aharmony and
a disharmony of fragrances, and hence of words.
- Friedrich Nietzsche

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365 Common Portuguese Words

Grupo 01 – Palavras 01 a 52

G
01

the

o, a, os, as

A
B
C

Every love is the first one.
The best is yet to come!
The sun is up for everyone.

Todo amor é o primeiro amor.
O melhor aindaestá por vir!
O sol nasceu pra todos.

02
A
B
C

of
W hat kind of music do you like?
W hich is your favorite day of the week?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

de, da, do
Que tipo de música você gosta?
Qual é o seu dia preferido da semana?
A beleza está nos olhos de quem vê.

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to

ao, para

A
B
C

W e went to Rio last year.
To every problem there is asolution.
Did you lend any money to my
brother?

Nós fomos ao Rio no ano passado.
Para cada problema há uma solução.
Você emprestou algum dinheiro ao meu
irmão?

04

and
I speak English and a little Portuguese.
It’s only ten dollars and fifty cents!

e
Eu falo Inglês e um pouco de Português.
São apenas dez dólares e cinquenta
centavos!
Eles se abraçaram e beijaram muito!

A
B
C...