School

The classroom is full of words you can point at, which makes school vocabulary a great place to build your Portuguese. This set covers the supplies, subjects, and actions of a school day, all the everyday terms you would use in or around a classroom.

Portuguese School Vocabulary

You will translate concrete objects like livro (book), caderno (notebook), and lápis (pencil), mix in subjects such as história (history), and pick up useful verbs like aprender (to learn) and ensinar (to teach). The sets range from desk supplies to a fuller round that leans into verbs, so you cover both what is in the room and what you actually do there.

It is practical vocabulary for students and anyone describing their day, and the objects are easy to picture, which helps the words stick.

How the quizzes work

Each quiz has around ten to fifteen words and takes about five minutes, so you can fit one into a study break and repeat it until classroom talk feels natural.

Did you know?

Here is a fun overlap. The Portuguese word borracha means eraser, but it is also the word for rubber, the material itself. So the same word covers both the thing on the end of your pencil and what it is made of, which makes a lot of sense once you connect the two.

The verb-heavy set is worth special attention. Once you can say what you do in class, not just what is on the desk, your sentences start to actually go somewhere, so learning aprender (to learn) and ouvir (to listen) opens up far more than the nouns alone.

How to get started

Begin with the supplies you can see around you, then add the subjects and verbs. These free Portuguese quizzes are quick and interactive, an easy way to talk through a whole school day in Portuguese.

1. School in Portuguese 1

Heading into the classroom, this quiz gives you ten school words to translate into Portuguese. Prompts include book, calculator, and dictionary, the everyday objects you would find on any desk. These are concrete things that are easy to picture as you learn them. A nice detail is the small nod to modern classrooms, with old-school chalkboard gear and a computer turning up in the same list. Run through it a few times and describing your school day, or what is tucked in your bag, becomes a lot more natural. Recommended level: beginner.

score: 86% (everyone)

10 questions

2. School in Portuguese 2

This Portuguese quiz covers ten school words to translate, blending class subjects with the bits and pieces you keep on a desk. You will be shown English prompts such as history, homework, and eraser and type the Portuguese for each. What is worth noticing is the range packed into a short list: named subjects, everyday supplies, and even a couple of computer parts all sit side by side, so you are picking up vocabulary for the whole school day rather than one corner of it. Run it a few times and the words start coming without effort. Recommended level: beginner.

score: 91% (everyone)

10 questions

3. School in Portuguese 3

Here you get ten more school words to put into Portuguese, mixing subjects, supplies, and one handy little phrase. Prompts include notebook, pencil, and physical education, so you are naming the things you carry as well as the classes on your timetable. A nice touch here is that the list slips in a useful expression alongside the plain nouns, which nudges you toward saying full sentences rather than just labelling objects. Practise saying each one out loud and the vocabulary sticks faster than quiet reading alone tends to manage. Recommended level: beginner.

score: 94% (everyone)

10 questions

4. School in Portuguese 4

This is a bigger school set, with fifteen items to translate into Portuguese, and it leans heavily on verbs. Alongside a few nouns like science and test, you get action words such as to learn, to listen, and to teach. That focus on verbs is the useful part, because once you can say what you do in class, not just what is in the room, your sentences start to actually go somewhere. The extra length makes it a touch more demanding, though none of the words themselves are tricky. Work through it steadily and classroom talk gets much easier. Recommended level: beginner.

score: 95% (everyone)

15 questions