Portuguese word list

Job hunting

CVs, interviews, soft skills and action verbs that win jobs

653 words33 levelsA1–C1
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Level 1 A1
WordPronunciationMeaningListen
usar/u.ˈzaɾ/use
ajudar/a.ʒu.ˈdaɾ/help
feliz/fe.ˈliʃ/happy
comprar/kõˈpɾaʁ/buy
escrever/eʃ.kɾe.ˈveɾ/write
escolher/es.koˈʎeʁ/choose
procurar/pɾo.kuˈɾaʁ/look for, search
explicar/es.pliˈkaʁ/explain
responder/ʁeʃ.põ.ˈdeɾ/answer, respond
enviar/ẽ.viˈaʁ/submit
estudar/es.tuˈdaʁ/study
ensinar/ẽ.si.ˈnaɾ/teach
salário/saˈla.ɾju/salary
dirigir/dʒi.ɾi.ˈʒiɾ/direct, manage
reservar/ʁe.zeɾˈvaʁ/reserve
importante/ĩ.poɾ.ˈtɐ̃.tʃi/important
legal/le.ˈgaw/cool, nice, legal
único/ˈũ.ni.ku/only, unique, single
sério/ˈsɛ.ɾju/serious
manter/mɐ̃.ˈteɾ/keep, maintain
Level 2 A2
WordPronunciationMeaningListen
comunicação/ko.mu.ni.kaˈsɐ̃w̃/communication
chefe/ˈʃɛ.fi/boss, head, chief
rápido/ˈʁa.pi.du/quick, fast, rapid
interesse/ĩ.teˈɾɛ.si/interest
responsável/ʁes.põˈsa.vew/responsible
experiência/es.peˈɾjẽ.sja/experience
diretor/dʒi.ɾe.ˈtoɾ/director, head, principal
natural/na.tuˈɾaw/natural
interessante/ĩ.te.ɾe.ˈsɐ̃.tʃi/interesting
departamento/de.paʁ.taˈmẽ.tu/department
perfeito/peʁˈfej.tu/perfect
candidato/kɐ̃.dʒiˈda.tu/candidate, applicant
obter/ob.ˈteɾ/obtain, get
apresentar/a.pɾe.zẽˈtaʁ/present
resolver/ʁe.zow.ˈveɾ/solve, resolve
aumentar/aw.mẽˈtaʁ/increase
engraçado/ẽ.gɾa.ˈsa.du/funny
horário de trabalho/oˈɾa.ɾju dʒi tɾaˈba.ʎu/working hours
promoção/pɾo.moˈsɐ̃w̃/promotion
excelente/e.seˈlẽ.tʃi/excellent

And 613 words more in this pack.

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  • A1 Level 1
  • A2 Levels 2–4
  • B1 Levels 5–13
  • B2 Levels 14–31
  • C1 Levels 32–33

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