Brazilian Pronouns
Learning the Brazilian Pronouns 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 Pronouns is in the structure of the grammar in Brazilian.
Brazilian pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject). Here are some examples:
| English Pronouns | Brazilian Pronouns |
| Pronouns | Pronomes |
| I | eu |
| you | você |
| he | ele |
| she | ela |
| we | nós |
| they | eles, elas |
| |
| me | me |
| you | você |
| him | lhe |
| her | lhe |
| us | nós |
| them | os |
| |
| my | meu |
| your | seu |
| his | seu (dele) |
| her | sua (dela) |
| our | nosso |
| their | seus |
| |
| mine | meu |
| yours | seu (de você) |
| his | seu (dele) |
| hers | sua (dela) |
| ours | nosso, nossa |
| theirs | seus, suas (deles, delas) |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Pronouns in Brazilian has a logical pattern. Locate the Pronouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Portuguese.
List of Pronouns in Brazilian
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Brazilian placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Brazilian vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Brazilian Pronouns |
| I speak | falo |
| you speak | você fala |
| he speaks | ele fala |
| she speaks | ela fala |
| we speak | falamos |
| they speak | eles falam |
| |
| give me | me dê |
| give you | dar-lhe |
| give him | dar-lhe |
| give her | dar-lhe |
| give us | dar-nos |
| give them | dar-lhes |
| |
| my book | meu livro |
| your book | seu livro |
| his book | seu livro |
| her book | seu livro |
| our book | nosso livro |
| their book | seu livro |
Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Brazilian, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Portuguese Pronouns, you might want to check the rest of our Brazilian lessons here: Learn Brazilian. Don't forget to bookmark this page.