Computer in Portuguese

Welcome to the Rocket Portuguese lesson on computers! These machines have become such a big part of our lives it's important to learn how to talk about them in the language you're learning. Even now, you're learning this lesson on a computador. When traveling, you'll probably want to visit an internet café, so it's a good idea to be familiar with this vocabulary.

With just a couple of clicks, you'll be learning the ins and outs of a computer in Portuguese. Many of the words for computer terminology are similar between English and Portuguese so you're in luck.

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Pronouncing computer in Portuguese

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tela (do computador)

computer screen

teclado

keyboard

impressora

printer

virus de computador

computer virus

ciência da computação

computer science

cientista da computação

computer scientist

programa de computador

computer program

programador

computer programmer

navegador

browser

hardware

computer hardware

placa-mãe

motherboard

mouse

mouse

internet

internet

email

email

software

computer software

I hope you enjoyed this lesson! Now you should feel prepared to talk about all things to do with computers. If you don't feel completely comfortable with these words, remember you can listen to the vocabulary as many times as you need to. Repeat the words aloud until they become easy to pronounce.

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