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Desk and office words in Portuguese: 40 words to know

Last updated July 7, 2026 · 7 min read

Phrases you can actually say

1. Cadê a caneta? — Where's the pen?
2. Meu computador travou de novo. — My computer froze again.
3. Passa a régua, por favor. — Pass the ruler, please.
4. O carregador está na gaveta. — The charger is in the drawer.
5. Preciso imprimir isso na impressora. — I need to print this on the printer.
6. A reunião está na minha agenda. — The meeting is on my planner.
7. Onde estão meus óculos? — Where are my glasses?
8. Joga isso na lixeira. — Throw that in the trash can.

Catch them instead of memorizing them

Reading a list of Portuguese office words is a decent start, but it's not the same as knowing them. Open CatchFrase at your actual desk and catch what's really there — your keyboard, your mug, the charger tangled in the drawer — and you get the word, its article, pronunciation, and an example sentence built around that exact object, not a stand-in.

Each catch adds a card to your collection, with audio you can replay and a slot in your daily review queue, so the word keeps coming back until it's actually yours. This works especially well at a desk, since you touch the same 15 to 20 objects every workday — the review happens almost on its own.

The free tier gives you 10 catches a day, so a 40-word desk list like this one takes about 4 days to fully catch. After that, your review queue keeps the words alive without any extra list-making — just the pen, the mug, and the charger you were already reaching for.

Common questions

Is this European or Brazilian Portuguese?

Brazilian Portuguese (pt-BR) only. CatchFrase doesn't currently teach European Portuguese vocabulary or pronunciation, so a few words and pronunciations here will differ from what you'd hear in Portugal.

Will this teach me work Portuguese, or just object names?

Both, a little. Every catch comes with an example sentence built around the object, so you pick up small, usable phrases alongside the nouns — not full business Portuguese, but a real foundation for talking about your workspace.

Do I need to memorize all 40 words before I start?

No. Catch the objects on your actual desk first — the ones you touch every day — and let the rest fill in as you need them. Vocabulary tied to something you're using right now sticks better than a list studied cold.