PLAYING CARDS IN BRAZIL
Playing cards is an extremely popular pastime among friends in Brazil. So how do you talk about playing cards in Portuguese? Below is a list of words to help improve you brazilian portuguese card game vocabulary. Feel free to add to the comments section if I’ve left any words out. Also, I will talk a bit about a fey of the most popular card games played in Brazil.
men playing cards at a bar in brazil
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE CARD GAME VOCABULARY
baralho – deck of cards, this word also refers to just “cards.” “Vamos jogar baralho?” – “Lets play cards?”
uma carta - one card
cartas – cards
naipe – suit (in cards)
espadas – spades (in card suits)
paus – clubs (in card suits)
copas – hearts (in card suits)
ouros – diamonds (in card suits)
valete – jack (in cards)
curinga – joker (in cards)
pôquer – poker (click here for a more detailed list of portuguese poker terms)
copas fora – hearts (the game)
uma aposta – a bet
apostar - to bet
jogar baralho – to play cards
embaralhar – to shuffle
OTHER PORTUGUESE CARD GAME VOCABULARY WORDS
“levar vantagem” – to get the upper hand
palpite - hunch/tip/opinion (*dar palpite = to give a tip. A common synonym for palpite is also “uma dica“)
parceiro (-s) – partner
regras – rules
ganhar – to win
perder – to lose
POPULAR BRAZILIAN CARD GAMES:
1. TRUCO
Truco is definitely one of the most popular Brazilian card games out there. This game is widely played by young people in Brazil at colleges and universities. It involves bluffing and lots of animated yelling. Here is a link that explains the rules of Truco.
2. BURACO
Buraco is almost like a Brazilian version of Canasta (a game similar to rummy) for four players, with two teams of partners. To learn more about the rules of Brazilian card game Buraco, click Here.
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