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Ready to samba your way through the intricacies of Portuguese? Our fun and engaging quizzes will take you on a journey from basic phrases to advanced grammar, colorful idioms, and rich vocabulary.
7 Portuguese Language quizzes and 85 Portuguese Language trivia questions.
1.
Colours In Brazilian Portuguese
  Colours In Brazilian Portuguese   great trivia quiz  
Photo Match
 10 Qns
This quiz features colours in Brazilian Portuguese. I want you to pair each one in Portuguese with its English equivalent. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, Kalibre, Oct 11 25
Easier
Kalibre gold member
Oct 11 25
233 plays
2.
  Basic Portuguese Phrases    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Portuguese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. However, it doesn't get the attention it deserves.
Easier, 10 Qns, Beatka, Jun 04 23
Easier
Beatka
Jun 04 23
2672 plays
3.
  Portuguese Language    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know any Portuguese words? Check out some of them.
Easier, 10 Qns, CarlaA, Jun 04 23
Easier
CarlaA
Jun 04 23
3200 plays
4.
  Portuguese Vocabulary   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a Portuguese vocabulary quiz. Have fun and good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, carla7, Oct 24 11
Easier
carla7
1965 plays
5.
  Funny Phrases in Portuguese    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz contains some funny phrases in Portuguese and a few 'regular' words. The questions in this quiz are relevant to Brazilian Portuguese, even if Portuguese from Portugal is quite similar anyway. Accents are not included.
Easier, 10 Qns, CatzRCool1, Sep 01 17
Easier
CatzRCool1
1898 plays
6.
  European Portuguese    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
This quiz contains various phrases or words in European (*not* Brazilian) Portuguese.
Average, 25 Qns, Lostio, Oct 16 10
Average
Lostio
1708 plays
7.
  Portuguese Colors    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I don't see many quizzes in my language, so, I decided to create one myself. It's easy, I say the color in English and you give the answer in Portuguese.
Easier, 10 Qns, Wakka, Jun 04 23
Easier
Wakka
Jun 04 23
2094 plays
trivia question Quick Question
What about numbers? How do you say 100?

From Quiz "Portuguese Vocabulary"




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Portuguese Language Trivia Questions
1. An easy one to begin with: Portugal has a long coast line with fabulous beaches. But how do you say "beach" in Portuguese?

From Quiz Portuguese Vocabulary

Answer: Praia

"Mar" is sea; "Céu" is sky and "estrela" is a star.

2. What is the Portuguese word for "sky-scraper"?

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: arranha-céus

"Arranha" is a scraper, "céus" means "skies". "Gato" is a cat, "mala" is a suitcase and "locomotiva" is a locomotive.

3. If someone tells you "seu carro esta pulando", what do they mean?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: Your car is bouncing.

If your car is bouncing, watch out because either it is possessed or it has some defect. The Portuguese word "carro" is similar to the English "car". Both originate from Latin "carra" (pl. of "carrus").

4. What is the Portuguese word for 'table'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Mesa

Cadeira=chair Sofa=sofa Caneta=pen

5. How do you say "snail" in Portuguese?

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: caracol

Yep, it's 'caracol'. It can be both feminine or masculine.

6. If someone gave you "armario cheio de luzes", what would you get?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: Closet full of light.

"Armario cheio de luzes" isn't something you would regularly hear on the streets. You can't have a closet full of light, unless you have plenty of light bulbs in there ;).

7. What is the Portuguese way of saying 'good morning'?

From Quiz Basic Portuguese Phrases

Answer: bom dia

'Bom' is 'good' and 'dia' is 'a day'. The noun 'dia' is of masculine gender.

8. What is the Portuguese word for 'book'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Livro

arvore=tree lapis=pencil Porta=door.

9. "Tenho dois irmãos." What does this mean?

From Quiz Portuguese Vocabulary

Answer: I have two brothers.

In Portuguese, brother is "irmão" and sister is "irmã".

10. What's the Portuguese word for an animal?

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: animal

Doméstico/a is an adjective and means domestic. Amor means love and peixe is fish.

11. If "seu gato está com sapatos", what exactly does it mean?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: Your cat has shoes on.

"Your cat is holding shoes" would be "Seu gato está segurando sapatos". "Your cat is on top of shoes" would be "Seu gato está em cima de sapatos". "Your cat is without shoes" would be "Seu gato está sem sapatos."

12. What is the Portuguese word for 'shoe'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Sapato

atacador=shoelace bota=boot sapatilha=tennis shoe

13. How do you say "library" in Portuguese?

From Quiz Portuguese Vocabulary

Answer: Biblioteca

In Portugal, we call the English word "library" a false friend. because it is similar to "livraria" (which means a book store), but it actually means "biblioteca".

14. 'Burro' can mean two things in Portuguese:

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: an animal and an insult

Burro actually means a donkey. But Portuguese people sometimes call each other 'burro/a' as an insult. Try to say it to a Portuguese person!

15. "Seu barco está desenhando chapéus" means what?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: Your boat is drawing hats.

Your boat is drawing hats. If your boat is drawing hats, then you've got a problem. The word "chapéus" is one of the most frequently misspelled words in the Portuguese language (usually with an "l" at the end).

16. The day comes to an end, it's time to go to bed. How do you wish somebody a 'good night' in Portuguese?

From Quiz Basic Portuguese Phrases

Answer: boa noite

'Noite' is the Portuguese for 'night'. It is a noun of feminine gender, so the adjective should also be feminine: 'boa'.

17. What is the Portuguese word for 'kitchen'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Cozinha

"Quarto" = bedroom, "casa de banho" = bathroom, and "sala de jantar" = dining room.

18. What does "You've got ants in your pants" mean in Portuguese?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: Tem formigas em suas calcas.

"Forgitas" is made up. "Cuecas" means underwear, rather than pants.

19. What is the Portuguese word for 'street'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Rua

Avenida=avenue Viela=alley Estrada=road

20. What's a card in Portuguese?

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: carta

Lar is Portuguese for home, casa is house and jogo means game. Carta may also mean a letter.

21. From now on, a few regular words. What does "vinho" mean?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: wine

"Vinho" means wine. There are a few similar words in Portuguese, which have completely different meaning, for instance "vino" that means sausage, and "venho" that means "I am coming" or "I am going".

22. Somebody has done you a favour. You would like to thank them in Portuguese. What are you expected to say?

From Quiz Basic Portuguese Phrases

Answer: obrigado/a

You say 'obrigado' if you are a man, and 'obrigada' if you are a woman.

23. What is the Portuguese word for 'rain'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Chuva

Sol=sun Vento=wind Nuvem=cloud

24. What about numbers? How do you say 100?

From Quiz Portuguese Vocabulary

Answer: Cem

"Cem" is a hundred; "cento e um" is one hundred and one.

25. How do you say television in Portuguese?

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: televisão

Televisione is Italian, television is Spanish and telewizja is Polish. They look similar, don't they?

26. What does the Portuguese word "canudo" mean?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: tube

"Canudo" means tube, or any long hollow device used for transporting liquid.

27. What is the Portuguese word for 'cherry'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Cereja

Morango=strawberry Ananas=pineapple Pera=pear

28. What's the Portuguese word for a closet?

From Quiz European Portuguese

Answer: armário

Fechado is an adjective and means closed, gato is a cat and correr is a verb and means to run.

29. When you say "faca" in Portuguese, what do you mean?

From Quiz Funny Phrases in Portuguese

Answer: knife

The Portuguese word for knife is "faca". The names of other utensils: "garfo" - fork, and "colher" - spoon.

30. What is the Portuguese word for 'boat'?

From Quiz Portuguese Language

Answer: Barco

Navio=ship Submarino=submarine Traineira=fishing boat

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