Food in Portuguese

Food words in Portuguese: o pão (bread), o arroz (rice), o peixe (fish), o ovo (egg), o queijo (cheese), a pizza (pizza). Below are all 44 food words from lessons 86, 87, 88 and 92 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 86 · Food Basics 12 words

  • o pão bread

    Você quer pão?

    Do you want some bread?

  • o arroz rice

    Você costuma comer arroz com legumes?

    Do you usually eat rice with vegetables?

  • o macarrão pasta

    Vamos fazer macarrão para o jantar hoje à noite.

    We’re making pasta for dinner tonight.

  • a sopa soup

    A sopa fica melhor com sal.

    The soup tastes better with salt.

  • a salada salad

    Ele coloca azeite na salada dele.

    He adds olive oil to his salad.

  • o frango chicken

    Eles grelharam frango no jardim.

    They grilled chicken in the garden.

  • a carne beef

    A carne é mais cara que o frango?

    Is beef more expensive than chicken?

  • o peixe fish

    Ela não gosta de peixe.

    She doesn’t like fish.

  • o ovo egg

    Ovos são muito saudáveis.

    Eggs are very healthy.

  • o queijo cheese

    Esse queijo cheira muito forte.

    That cheese smells very strong.

  • a fruta fruit

    Eu prefiro frutas frescas do que doces.

    I prefer fresh fruit over sweet snacks.

  • o vegetal vegetables

    Os vegetais crescem rapidamente.

    The vegetables grow quickly.

Lesson 87 · Burgers, Pizza & Fast Food 12 words

  • o hambúrguer burger

    Eu comi um hambúrguer delicioso.

    I ate a delicious burger.

  • a pizza pizza

    Nós comemos uma pizza quente.

    We ate a hot pizza.

  • o sanduíche sandwich

    O menino come um sanduíche.

    The boy eats a sandwich.

  • o cachorro-quente hot dog

    A criança comeu um cachorro-quente.

    The child ate a hot dog.

  • as batatas fritas fries

    Eu comi as batatas fritas quentes.

    I ate the hot fries.

  • o taco taco

    Eu comi um taco delicioso.

    I ate a delicious taco.

  • o sorvete ice cream

    As crianças tomam sorvete.

    The children eat ice cream.

  • o biscoito cookie

    A criança come um biscoito.

    The child eats a cookie.

  • o chocolate chocolate

    A criança come chocolate doce.

    The child eats sweet chocolate.

  • o doce candy

    As crianças comem os doces.

    The children eat the candy.

  • a pipoca popcorn

    Nós comemos pipoca com sal.

    We eat popcorn with salt.

  • o donut donut

    Eu comi um donut doce.

    I ate a sweet donut.

Lesson 88 · Hearty & Comfort Foods 12 words

  • a salsicha sausage

    Ele come uma salsicha grande.

    He eats a large sausage.

  • as almôndegas meatballs

    Ele comeu três almôndegas grandes.

    He ate three large meatballs.

  • o macarrão noodles

    Eu como macarrão com legumes.

    I eat noodles with vegetables.

  • o feijão bean

    O agricultor plantou o feijão.

    The farmer planted the bean.

  • a ervilha pea

    Eu comi uma ervilha verde.

    I ate a green pea.

  • a carne meat

    O homem corta a carne.

    The man cuts the meat.

  • o milkshake milkshake

    Eu tomei um milkshake gelado.

    I drank a cold milkshake.

  • o ensopado stew

    Nós comemos o ensopado quente.

    We ate the hot stew.

  • o bacon bacon

    O homem frita o bacon.

    The man cooks the bacon.

  • o presunto ham

    Nós comemos presunto com pão.

    We ate ham with bread.

  • o picles pickle

    Eu comi um picles azedo.

    I ate a sour pickle.

  • o caldo broth

    Ela toma o caldo quente.

    She drinks the hot broth.

Lesson 92 · Sweet Snacks & Tropical Fruits 8 words

  • a torta pie

    Ela assou uma torta deliciosa.

    She baked a delicious pie.

  • a panqueca pancake

    Eu comi uma panqueca quentinha.

    I ate a warm pancake.

  • a geleia jam

    Eu como pão com geleia.

    I eat bread with jam.

  • o cereal cereal

    Ela come cereal com leite.

    She eats cereal with milk.

  • o iogurte yogurt

    Eu como iogurte com frutas.

    I eat yogurt with fruit.

  • o muffin muffin

    Ele comeu um muffin quentinho.

    He ate a warm muffin.

  • o cupcake cupcake

    A criança comeu um cupcake.

    The child ate a cupcake.

  • o waffle waffle

    Eu comi um waffle quentinho.

    I ate a warm waffle.

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