🇧🇷 Brazil
Portuguese slang from Brazil · 125 phrases
- Beleza?All good? / How's it going?
- legalcool, nice
- caradude, guy
- saudadelonging, missing someone
- valeuthanks, cheers
- móreally, super
- rolêouting, hanging out
- manobro
- véidude, man
- massaawesome, great
- topgreat, excellent
- boralet's go
- galeraeveryone, the gang
- tá ligado?you know?, get it?
- de boachill, fine, no worries
- suavechill, all good
- firmezaalright, solid, deal
- zoarto tease, mess with
- zoeirajoking around, banter
- tretafight, drama
- paradathing, stuff
- sinistroinsane (awesome or scary)
- maneirocool
- caôlie, BS
- mermãobro
- partiulet's go (to…)
- ficar (com)to make out, hook up casually
- gato / gatahot guy / hot girl
- minagirl
- molequekid, boy
- parçabuddy, partner
- tropacrew, squad
- bailefunk party
- quebradathe hood, neighborhood
- criaborn and raised (local)
- sextouit's Friday!
- tô nem aíI don't care
- nem a pauno way
- pôcome on, damn
- caracawow, holy cow
- putzdang, oops
- eitawhoa, wow
- oxe / oxentewhat?!, huh?
- arretadoawesome; also angry
- visse?you know?, right?
- mainha / painhomommy / daddy
- trampowork, job
- granamoney, cash
- busãobus
- brejabeer
- boteconeighborhood bar
- baladanight out, club
- rolarto happen, go down
- curtirto enjoy, to like
- pagar micoto embarrass yourself
- correhustle, grind
- Que saco!What a drag!
- porradamn, f***
- fodaawesome; or a pain
- mancadascrew-up, letdown
- vaciloslip-up, bad move
- dar um perdidoto ditch someone
- dar moleto slip up; to flirt openly
- dar em cimato hit on
- bagulhothing, stuff
- pode crertotally, for sure
- sei ládunno, whatever
- demaisawesome; really
- show de bolagreat, awesome
- nada a vernonsense, unrelated
- barracoscene, loud fight
- boyguy you're dating
- contatinhocasual romantic contact
- sofrênciaheartbreak (music)
- modãoclassic sertanejo song
- uaiwell, huh
- tremthing, stuff
- bahwow, man
- quebrar o galhoto help out
- deu ruimit went wrong
- papo retostraight talk, for real
- tamo juntoI got you, we're in this together
- fechoudeal, it's settled
- faloubye; OK
- miguéfake excuse, faking it
- tchêmate, buddy
- chatoannoying, boring; a pain (person)
- bregatacky, cheesy
- gente boaa good person, nice and easy-going
- fofo / fofacute, sweet; soft
- gostoso / gostosadelicious; hot, sexy (person)
- ressacaa hangover
- rachar a contato split the bill
- fazer corpo moleto slack off, to not try
- encher o sacoto annoy, to bug someone
- pisar na bolato mess up, to let someone down
- cair a fichato finally realise, for it to sink in
- chutar o baldeto say "forget it" and stop caring; to quit everything
- mão de vacastingy, a cheapskate
- puxa-sacoa suck-up, a brown-noser
- dor de cotovelojealousy, heartache over someone
- de bobeiradoing nothing, just hanging around
- crusha crush (the person you like)
- lacrouslayed, nailed it
- shipparto ship (want two people to be a couple)
- E aí?hey, what's up?
- Tudo joia?all good? (lit. "all jewel?")
- Fala aí!hey! talk to me! (answering a call or greeting)
- Oi, sumido!hey, stranger! (to someone you haven’t seen in ages)
- Fica com DeusGod be with you (warm goodbye)
- Abraço!hugs! (sign-off, men too)
- ralarto slog, to grind
- bicoside gig, odd job
- pegar no batenteto get to work, to clock on
- fazer hora extrato work overtime
- estar duroto be broke
- contoa real (Brazil’s currency)
- bufunfamoney, cash
- custar os olhos da carato cost an arm and a leg
- rangofood, grub
- PF"prato feito": cheap set plate (rice, beans, meat, salad)
- salgadosavoury snack (coxinha, pastel, empada)
- pastel de feirafried pastry from the street market
- cafezinhoa little black coffee (offered to everyone)
- churrasbarbecue (with friends)
Songs from Brazil
- Ai Se Eu Te Pego · Michel TelóLevel A1
- Mas Que Nada · Jorge Ben JorLevel A2
- Ainda Bem · Marisa MonteLevel A2
- Não Quero Dinheiro · Tim MaiaLevel A2
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