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Insects in Portuguese Posted by on Mar 5, 2010 in Vocabulary

Today we’re going to learn some vocabulary for creepy crawlers. If you want, we’ve created a Byki flashcards list that you can easily download to test yourself on either WindowsMac, or .b4u:

bug =inseto

cockroach = barata

ladybug = joaninha

butterfly = borboleta

ant = formiga

bee = abelha

wasp = vespa

grasshopper = gafanhoto

caterpillar = lagarta

tick = carrapato

Can you think of any others?

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Comments:

  1. Mauricio:

    Another could be Spider (Aranha) 😉

  2. Nick:

    Oi! So, you have a picture of a cool bug — that I keep seeing here — but you don’t include the name! Any ideas?

    -nick

  3. Lea D.:

    Unfortunately, as a teacher of expats in Brazil, I’ve learned the word for another insect, “piolho” or louse.

  4. Lea D>:

    My last comment may have made it sound like lice are a big problem in Brazil. I don’t think they are worse in Brazil than in the US. They are no fun anywhere.

  5. Walter:

    cricket = grilo

    beetle = besouro

    cicada = cigarra

    moth = mariposa (brazilian portuguese), traça (european portuguese)

    scarabs = escaravelho

    fly = mosca

    Hope I helped out! 🙂

  6. Tim:

    dragonfly = libélula