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If you’re studying Portuguese, it’s highly probable that at some point you’ll want to talk in Portuguese about your studies. Beyond that, education in general is a useful topic for which to have some vocabulary, so in this post we’ll provide 35 Portuguese words and a few simple phrases for talking about studying. For closer guidance on this subject, book your online lesson with our expert tutors today.
Vocabulary
Look at these 35 Portuguese study-related words:
School
Escola, colégio
University
Universidade
College
Faculdade
Book
Livro
Class
Classe, aula
Classmate
Colega de classe
Classroom
Sala de aula
Course
Curso
Degree
Graduação
Desk
Carteira escolar
Diploma
Diploma
Exam
Exame
Faculty
Faculdade
Note that the Portuguese word for “faculty” is the same as the one for “college”; faculdade can refer both to college as a whole and to a specific faculty of a higher education institution.
Grade
Série
Homework
Dever de casa
(to) Learn
Aprender
Library
Biblioteca
Not to be confused with the Portuguese word livraria, which is something of a false cognate and usually refers to a bookstore.
Map
Mapa
Marker
Marcador
Pen
Caneta
Pencil
Lápis
Pencil sharpener
Apontador de lápis
Personal tutor
Professor particular
Quiz
Questionário, prova, teste
Scholarship
Bolsa de estudos
Student
Aluno, estudante
(to) Study
Estudar
Subject
Matéria escolar
Teacher
Professor
Test
Prova
Portuguese
Português
English
Inglês
Math
Matemática
Science
Ciência
History
História
Phrases
Now that we’ve seen the Portuguese words, we’ll take a quick look at how to use some of them in five simple phrases.
I’m learning Portuguese with a private tutor.
Estou aprendendo português com um professor particular.
I studied history at university.
Estudei história na universidade.
My favourite subject at school was math.
Minha matéria favorita na escola era matemática.
Note that the word escolar is dropped here, as it is redundant.
I have an important test next week.
Tenho uma prova importante na próxima semana.
I’m studying very hard for the exam.
Estou estudando muito para o exame.
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