Brazilian Articles
Learning the Brazilian Articles is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Brazilian language. But first we need to know what the role of Articles is in the structure of the grammar in Brazilian.
Brazilian articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
| English Articles | Brazilian Articles |
| articles | artigos |
| the | o |
| a | um |
| one | um |
| some | alguns |
| few | poucos |
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| the book | o livro |
| the books | os livros |
| a book | um livro |
| one book | um livro |
| some books | alguns livros |
| few books | poucos livros |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Articles in Brazilian has a logical pattern. Locate the Articles above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Portuguese.
List of Articles in Brazilian
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Brazilian. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Brazilian vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Brazilian Vocabulary |
| Food | comida |
| almonds | amêndoas |
| bread | pão |
| breakfast | café da manhã |
| butter | manteiga |
| candy | bala |
| cheese | queijo |
| chicken | frango |
| cumin | cominho |
| dessert | sobremesa |
| dinner | jantar |
| fish | peixe |
| fruit | fruta |
| ice cream | sorvete |
| lamb | cordeiro |
| lemon | limão siciliano |
| lunch | almoço |
| meal | refeição |
| meat | carne |
| oven | forno |
| pepper | pimenta |
| plants | plantas |
| pork | carne de porco |
| salad | salada |
| salt | sal |
| sandwich | sanduíche |
| sausage | linguíça |
| soup | sopa |
| sugar | açúcar |
| supper | ceia, jantar |
| turkey | peru |
| apple | maçã |
| banana | banana |
| oranges | laranjas |
| peaches | pêssegos |
| peanut | amendoim |
| pears | peras |
| pineapple | abacaxi |
| grapes | uvas |
| strawberries | morangos |
| vegetables | legumes |
| carrot | cenoura |
| corn | milho |
| cucumber | pepino |
| garlic | alho |
| lettuce | alface |
| olives | azeitonas |
| onions | cebolas |
| peppers | pimentões |
| potatoes | batatas |
| pumpkin | abóbora |
| beans | feijões |
| tomatoes | tomates |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Brazilian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Portuguese Articles, you might want to check the rest of our Brazilian lessons here: Learn Brazilian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.