A2 exam level

CELPE-Bras A2 vocabulary

This page brings together A2 vocabulary for CELPE-Bras. Review words with translations, then open GoNative to mark familiar vocabulary and save useful words for review.

Sample words from A2

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bater

bater

to knock

cheirar

cheirar

to smell

colega

colega

colleague

contra

contra

against

debaixo

debaixo

underneath

empregado

empregado

employee

esposo

esposo

husband

falta

falta

lack

ferida

ferida

wound

fumar

fumar

to smoke

governo

governo

government

guardar

guardar

to keep

G

gás

gas

infelizmente

infelizmente

unfortunately

local

local

local

morrer

morrer

to die

nevoeiro

nevoeiro

fog

parecer

parecer

to seem

porto

porto

harbor

povo

povo

folk

preguiçoso

preguiçoso

lazy

queixo

queixo

chin

seguro

seguro

safe

silêncio

silêncio

silence

sonho

sonho

dream

subir

subir

to rise

tipo

tipo

type

volta

volta

walk

abrigo

abrigo

shelter

acabar

acabar

to finish

aceitar

aceitar

to accept

acompanhar

acompanhar

to accompany

aconselhar

aconselhar

to advise

acordo

acordo

agreement

acrescentar

acrescentar

to increase

adoecer

adoecer

to get sick

advogado

advogado

attorney

agir

agir

to act

agradecer

agradecer

to thank

agradável

agradável

pleasant

agência

agência

agency

ajudante

ajudante

assistant

alcançar

alcançar

to achieve

alegre

alegre

happy

alegria

alegria

joy

algum

algum

some

A

ali mesmo

right there

A

almoçar tarde

to have a late lunch

alugar

alugar

to rent

ambos

ambos

both

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How to use the CELPE-Bras A2 list

Start by scanning the sample words: bater, cheirar, colega, contra, debaixo, empregado, esposo, falta. If most of them are familiar, move faster. If many slow you down, open this level in GoNative and select words for review.

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