Words for Means of Transport in Portuguese With English Meanings
I live in India, and I speak Hindi, Punjabi and English very well. I have also been learning some more languages.
This article provides information on the names of some common means of transportation in the Portuguese language.
Why Learn About Transportation?
Transport is an essential part of day-to-day life. It can therefore be said that modes of transport also play a very important role in our lives.
Here we will discuss the names of different means of transport in the Portuguese language. This information could be useful for those wishing to go to a Portuguese-speaking area. Portuguese words for means of transportation have been provided alongside their English meanings in a list to help readers learn them easily.
| Vehicle Name in English | Vehicle Name in Portuguese |
|---|---|
Car | Carro |
Train | Comboio |
Airplane | Avião |
Boat | Barco |
Ship | Navio |
Bicycle | Bicicleta |
Container Ship | Navio Porta-Contentores |
Freight Train | Trem de Carga |
Spacecraft | Nave Espacial |
Truck | Caminhão |
Motorcycle | Motocicleta |
Taxi | Táxi |
Helicopter | Helicóptero |
Rocket | Foguete |
Hot-air-balloon | Balão de ar quente |
Metro | Metro |
Police car | Carro policial |
Tractor | Trator |
Kick-scooter | Patininha |
Fire truck | Caminhão de bombeiros |
Bus | Ônibus |
Car
The Portuguese word for a car is carro.
Train
The train is called comboio in Portuguese.
Airplane
The word for airplane in Portuguese is avião.
Boat
The Portuguese name for a boat is barco.
Ship
The ship is called navio in Portuguese.
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Bicycle
The word for bicycle in Portuguese is bicicleta.
Container Ship
The Portuguese word for a container ship is navio porta-contentores.
Freight Train
The freight train is called trem de carga in Portuguese.
Spacecraft
The Portuguese name for spacecraft is nave espacial.
Truck
The truck is called caminhão in Portuguese.
Motorcycle
The name for motorcycle in the Portuguese language is motocicleta.
Taxi
The Portuguese word for the taxi is táxi. It is pronounced like "taaxi" in Portuguese.
Helicopter
The Portuguese translation of the word helicopter is helicóptero.
Rocket
The rocket is called foguete in Portuguese.
Hot-air-balloon
The Portuguese word for a hot-air-balloon is balão de ar quente.
Metro
The word metro translates to metro in Portuguese.
Police Car
A police-car is called carro-policial in Portuguese.
Tractor
The Portuguese word for a tractor is trator.
Kick-scooter
The kick-scooter is called patininha in Portuguese.
Firetruck
A fire-truck is called caminhão de bombeiros in Portuguese.
Bus
The Portuguese word for the bus is Ônibus. It is pronounced like "oniboos".
It's quiz time now!
For each question, choose the best answer. The answer key is below.
- What is the Portuguese name for car?
- Carro
- Trem de carga
- What would you call a ship in Portuguese?
- Navio
- Nave espacial
- What is a bicycle called in the Portuguese language?
- Becicleta
- Barco
- What is the Portuguese name for truck?
- Caminhao
- Aviao
- The train is called trem in Portuguese.
- True
- False
Answer Key
- Carro
- Navio
- Becicleta
- Caminhao
- True
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