Galician and Portuguese: 288 words that are the same
Among the two thousand words each language uses most, these are written identically and carry the same meaning in both. If you have one of the two, this is the part you do not have to learn.
Galician Portuguese
A shared word is not proof of a shared root. Two languages can land on the same spelling by borrowing from a third â that is all tren and bomba are â and a word that looks the same can still be said quite differently. What this list is good for is the head start.
| Word | In English | Galician | Portuguese |
|---|---|---|---|
| que | that | #1 | #1 |
| e | and | #6 | #7 |
| para | for | #12 | #9 |
| por | for | #13 | #16 |
| como | how | #18 | #24 |
| estĂĄ | to be | #19 | #12 |
| ao | contraction of a + o m sg | #23 | #46 |
| eu | I | #26 | #10 |
| ou | or | #40 | #67 |
| seu | his | #45 | #74 |
| nada | nothing | #50 | #66 |
| foi | to go | #55 | #34 |
| esta | this | #59 | #77 |
| algo | something | #60 | #142 |
| vai | to go | #63 | #42 |
| estou | to be | #64 | #37 |
| porque | because | #65 | #50 |
| este | this | #66 | #88 |
| te | you | #69 | #49 |
| casa | to marry | #70 | #89 |
| tempo | time | #80 | #102 |
| nunca | never | #81 | #93 |
| estĂĄs | to be | #84 | #58 |
| anos | year | #95 | #131 |
| vou | to go | #108 | #53 |
| sempre | always | #110 | #122 |
| ir | to go | #127 | #104 |
| mundo | world | #129 | #216 |
| verdade | truth | #135 | #150 |
| pai | father | #139 | #105 |
| estar | to be | #145 | #137 |
| estamos | to be | #156 | #124 |
| lugar | place | #174 | #239 |
| guerra | war | #175 | #398 |
| menos | less | #181 | #217 |
| contra | against | #191 | #314 |
| primeiro | first | #198 | #237 |
| tanto | so much | #205 | #309 |
| mal | badly | #208 | #211 |
| pois | so; then | #213 | #174 |
| nome | name | #217 | #201 |
| durante | during | #218 | #299 |
| tal | such | #220 | #283 |
| amor | love | #223 | #269 |
| vamos | to go | #224 | #39 |
| penso | to think | #227 | #489 |
| medo | fear | #237 | #326 |
| problema | problem | #251 | #224 |
| desde | since | #255 | #274 |
| rei | king | #256 | #588 |
| amigo | friend | #259 | #218 |
| morte | death | #260 | #327 |
| ano | year | #263 | #344 |
| primeira | first | #266 | #323 |
| dentro | inside | #275 | #245 |
| hora | hour | #278 | #257 |
| amigos | friend | #285 | #290 |
| filme | film; movie; motion picture | #308 | #613 |
| contigo | with you | #310 | #219 |
| porta | door | #320 | #324 |
| cinco | five | #321 | #389 |
| exército | army | #322 | #864 |
| mesma | same | #327 | #384 |
| pensar | to think | #339 | #210 |
| lado | side | #343 | #226 |
| matar | to kill | #345 | #339 |
| Ășnico | unique | #348 | #567 |
| estado | to be | #350 | #429 |
| morrer | to die | #351 | #315 |
| paz | peace | #358 | #536 |
| importante | important | #359 | #372 |
| semana | week | #369 | #383 |
| pensei | to think | #376 | #241 |
| sangue | blood | #402 | #381 |
| feliz | happy | #405 | #332 |
| pensas | to think | #421 | #798 |
| dez | ten | #431 | #643 |
| presidente | president | #439 | #463 |
| escola | school | #445 | #413 |
| abaixo | down, downwards | #451 | #1,039 |
| pais | father | #467 | #455 |
| norte | north | #469 | #979 |
| seis | six | #477 | #518 |
| morreu | to die | #478 | #448 |
| luz | light | #479 | #612 |
| pensa | to think | #483 | #530 |
| tomar | to take | #489 | #506 |
| cama | bed | #490 | #538 |
| toma | to take | #492 | #625 |
| futuro | future | #502 | #692 |
| realidade | reality | #505 | #1,126 |
| branco | white | #517 | #1,067 |
| grupo | group | #526 | #704 |
| boca | mouth | #547 | #651 |
| pobre | poor | #551 | #1,109 |
| centro | centre | #552 | #895 |
| mĂșsica | music | #554 | #614 |
| Ășnica | unique | #557 | #370 |
| sistema | system | #563 | #659 |
| nacional | national | #566 | #1,602 |
| resto | the rest | #573 | #592 |
| dĂłlares | dollar | #581 | #409 |
| lei | law | #584 | #866 |
| perder | to lose | #585 | #466 |
| sete | seven | #587 | #823 |
| duro | hard | #588 | #1,318 |
| exemplo | example | #589 | #1,174 |
| papel | paper | #592 | #884 |
| voz | voice | #593 | #842 |
| café | coffee | #598 | #608 |
| roupa | clothing, clothes | #599 | #841 |
| ler | to read | #609 | #806 |
| lembro | to remember | #614 | #918 |
| crer | to believe | #618 | #1,916 |
| hospital | hospital | #627 | #595 |
| semanas | week | #637 | #563 |
| diferente | different | #643 | #554 |
| longo | long | #649 | #1,131 |
| oportunidade | opportunity | #652 | #586 |
| casas | structure serving as an abode of human beings | #658 | #1,510 |
| hotel | hotel | #666 | #825 |
| anda | to walk | #667 | #252 |
| casar | to marry | #670 | #857 |
| estarĂĄ | to be | #685 | #1,077 |
| idade | age | #690 | #790 |
| soldado | soldier | #694 | #1,427 |
| ouro | gold | #698 | #992 |
| calor | heat | #705 | #1,643 |
| pĂșblico | public | #713 | #1,086 |
| conseguir | to get, obtain | #720 | #504 |
| oito | eight | #725 | #934 |
| existe | to exist | #735 | #641 |
| aqueles | that | #747 | #618 |
| fomos | to go | #758 | #820 |
| resposta | answer, response | #761 | #779 |
| alma | soul | #767 | #997 |
| mesa | table | #768 | #750 |
| saĂșde | health | #772 | #1,075 |
| tempos | time | #775 | #875 |
| fĂĄcil | easy | #780 | #495 |
| poucos | few | #797 | #1,795 |
| elas | they | #807 | #477 |
| militar | military | #811 | #1,706 |
| arte | art | #817 | #1,356 |
| perigo | danger | #822 | #993 |
| beber | to drink | #828 | #624 |
| inimigo | enemy | #831 | #1,314 |
| baixa | low | #842 | #1,557 |
| ponte | bridge | #843 | #1,565 |
| dor | pain | #851 | #831 |
| parar | to stop | #856 | #430 |
| matou | to kill | #869 | #566 |
| estados | state | #882 | #1,495 |
| americanos | American | #897 | #1,516 |
| americano | American | #907 | #1,379 |
| bebé | baby | #910 | #499 |
| aquela | that | #912 | #328 |
| vento | wind | #915 | #1,748 |
| espĂrito | spirit | #918 | #1,323 |
| suficiente | sufficient; enough | #921 | #456 |
| ataque | to attack | #924 | #765 |
| neve | snow | #940 | #1,952 |
| acaba | to finish | #943 | #1,092 |
| sente | to seat | #949 | #1,072 |
| calma | calm | #953 | #425 |
| irei | to go | #957 | #1,087 |
| Ă©poca | time, season | #962 | #1,601 |
| amiga | friend | #964 | #665 |
| nove | nine | #968 | #1,278 |
| branca | white | #979 | #1,330 |
| flores | flower | #985 | #1,487 |
| humano | human | #987 | #1,066 |
| vender | to sell | #989 | #1,038 |
| pra | syncopic form of para | #990 | #839 |
| visita | to visit | #991 | #1,357 |
| gato | cat | #992 | #1,523 |
| natureza | nature | #994 | #1,437 |
| espada | sword, which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack | #997 | #1,660 |
| oeste | west | #999 | #1,777 |
| andar | to walk | #1,010 | #443 |
| terceiro | third | #1,015 | #1,744 |
| aquilo | that over there, yon | #1,020 | #268 |
| abre | to open | #1,028 | #1,033 |
| bonita | pretty, lovely | #1,037 | #743 |
| diferentes | different | #1,038 | #998 |
| comandante | commander | #1,046 | #909 |
| azul | blue | #1,053 | #1,300 |
| cantar | to sing | #1,058 | #1,359 |
| leste | to read | #1,060 | #1,856 |
| mestre | master | #1,068 | #1,110 |
| porco | pig | #1,074 | #1,763 |
| estarei | to be | #1,078 | #1,199 |
| lugares | place | #1,079 | #1,527 |
| humanos | human | #1,087 | #1,156 |
| pedra | stone | #1,089 | #1,479 |
| beleza | beauty | #1,096 | #1,625 |
| paga | paid | #1,097 | #1,951 |
| evitar | to avoid | #1,099 | #1,283 |
| carro | cart | #1,113 | #225 |
| leite | milk | #1,116 | #1,673 |
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The overlap is the easy part.
The rest comes from using it with someone who speaks it.