Introduction: MASTER WORD LIST: What are the list of Oceans in Portuguese and the list of Seas in Portuguese with English translation and example sentences

I’m sure in school, we would have learnt about the list of 5 massive oceans in the world or the seven big seas? The same is true in Portuguese speaking countries as well. The only obvious difference is that children learn about the same List of Oceans in Portuguese and the same list of Seas in Portuguese.

Also, you would have probably noticed it, everyone tends to use one name or the other from list of Oceans in Portuguese or English for that matter (or the list of Seas) once in a while in a conversation.

For example:

1. Is India near the Indian ocean?
2. This movie was shot in the pacific ocean.
3. I had a bath in the Atlantic ocean.

Why is this list of Ocean in Portuguese so important?

This list is important for basic A1 Portuguese examination as well as the most basic conversations in Portuguese. We speak about which country and continent we are from and sometimes have to thrown in the name of the oceans in Portuguese to make the conversation more interesting. For this we need to know the “List of Oceans in Portuguese” and the “list of Seas in Portuguese”.

This is thus an essential vocabulary test in A1 and also in A2 and obviously in real life. The question (focused on A1 vocabulary) could be something along the lines of “Can you tell me which the deepest ocean in the world is?”.

The A1 vocabulary list of Oceans in Portuguese is below. You can also find example sentences in Portuguese with English translation for each Ocean.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED in OCEANS in PORTUGUESE:

1. How do you say the names of the different list of Oceans in Portuguese
2. How do you say the names of the different list of Seas in Portuguese
3. Adjectives related to Oceans in Portuguese
4. Grow your master vocabulary list related to Oceans in Portuguese

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: List of Oceans in Portuguese: What is the translation for “The Ocean” in Portuguese?

• How to say Ocean in Portuguese?
• The translation in Portuguese language for Ocean is “o oceano”

What are the other interesting Portuguese wordlists which I can read after this?

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: What is the translation for “Sea” in Portuguese

• How to say Sea in Portuguese?
• The translation in Portuguese language for Sea is “o mar”

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: What is the translation for “Waterfall” in Portuguese

• How to say Waterfall in Portuguese?
• The translation in Portuguese language for Waterfall is “a cachoeira”

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: What is the translation for “River” in Portuguese

• How to say River in Portuguese?
• The translation in Portuguese language for River is “o rio”.

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: What is the translation in Portuguese Language for “Lake”

• How to say Lake in Portuguese?
• The translation in Portuguese language for Lake is “o lago”.

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: List of Oceans in Portuguese with English translation and example sentences

In the table below, you can learn how to say the names of Oceans in Portuguese and is the most fundamental usage in daily Portuguese language and thus a part of the basic Portuguese A1 vocabulary list. So let us learn about the names of the oceans.

PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY MASTER WORD LIST: List of Seas in Portuguese with English translation and example sentences

In the table below, you can learn how to say the names of the list of seas in Portuguese with some examples. So let us learn about the names of the Seas in Portuguese.

Some interesting facts about oceans

• Note that there is only one great water body in the planet and it is (for practical purposes) divided into 5 different oceans.
• Until the year 2000, there were only 4 classified oceans: the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and the Arctic Ocean.
• On June 8, 2000, the community categorized the fifth ocean: the Southern Ocean or the Antarctic Ocean.

How do you say Pacific Ocean in Portuguese? Pacific Ocean ( “oceano Pacífico”)

• The origin of the word “Pacific Ocean” came from old Spanish.
• “oceano Pacífico” or the Pacific Ocean when discovered by Spanish conquistadors looked very “peaceful”. The Spanish word for peaceful is “pacíficas”. Hence they called it as the Pacific ocean.
• The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
• It covers one-third of the Earth’s surface.
• It separates Asia from the Americas.

How do you say Atlantic Ocean in Portuguese? Atlantic Ocean ( “oceano Atlântico”)

• “oceano Atlântico” or the the Atlantic Ocean in Portuguese is the second largest ocean in Earth.
• It covers one-fifth of the oceans of the world.
• The Atlantic ocean can be split into the North Atlantic ocean and the South Atlantic ocean.
• The North Atlantic Ocean separates North America from Europe.
• The South Atlantic ocean separates South America from Africa.

How do you say Indian Ocean in Portuguese? Indian Ocean (“os Oceano Índico”)

• “os Oceano Índico” or the Indian Ocean in Portuguese was named after India (or the Indian subcontinent).
• It is the third largest ocean in the world.
• It covers one-fifth of the oceans of the world.

How do you say Arctic Ocean in Portuguese? Arctic Ocean (“Oceano Ártico”)

• “Oceano Ártico” or the Arctic Ocean in Portuguese.
• It is the ocean on the roof of the world and has the North Pole.

How do you say Antarctic Ocean in Portuguese? Southern Ocean (“Oceano Antártico”)

• “Oceano Antártico” or the Antarctic Ocean in Portuguese is the newest ocean as it was classified only in the year 2000.
• This is the ocean surrounding Antarctica and is the bottom of the world.

Adjectives in Portuguese related to the Ocean and the Sea

When you are talking about the ocean in Portuguese, you might have to say something to describe the ocean or explain what you know about the ocean. The best way is to expand your knowledge of adjectives in Portuguese and use it to your advantage. You can use the below list of Portuguese adjectives to describe what you know about the ocean. This is important to add to your vocabulary list of Oceans in Portuguese and the list of Seas in Portuguese.

Ocean in Portuguese: Grow your Master Vocabulary List

Now that you know about some of the most common adjectives which you can use to describe the ocean in Portuguese and the seas in Portuguese, you can know choose to show off your vocabulary by branching out and explaining about all terms related to the Sea. This was show your absolute mastery of the List of Oceans in Portuguese and the list of Seas in Portuguese.

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