Iberian Romance vocabulary comparison

Vocabulary Comparison: Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish

Compare everyday words across English, Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish. Use the language pills, filter, table/cards view and 2-column mode to explore patterns and similarities across the western Iberian Romance languages.

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This page compares key vocabulary in Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish, with English as the reference column for meaning.

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Aa Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish vocabulary

English	Portuguese	Galician	Asturian	Spanish
best	melhor	mellor	meyor	mejor
boy	rapaz	rapaz	rapaz	chico
breakfast	pequeno-almoço	almorzo	almuerzu	desayuno
die, to	morrer	morrer	morrer	morir
do, to	fazer	facer	facer	hacer
ear	orelha	orella	oreya	oreja
eye	olho	ollo	güeyu	ojo
far	longe	lonxe	lloñe	lejos
fish	peixe	peixe	pexe	pez
hunger	fome	fame	fame	hambre
iron	ferro	ferro	fierru	hierro
job	trabalho	traballo	trabayu	trabajo
laugh, to	rir	rir	rir	reír
leaf	folha	folla	fuella	hoja
liver	fígado	fígado	fégadu	hígado
louse	piolho	piollo	pioyu	piojo
man	homem	home	home	hombre
name	nome	nome	nome	nombre
neck	pescoço	pescozo	pescuezu	cuello
now	agora	agora	agora	ahora
old	velho	vello	vieyu	viejo
seed	semente	semente	semiente	semilla
smoke	fumo	fume	fumu	humo
son	filho	fillo	fíu	hijo
spit	cuspir	cuspir	cuspir	escupir
thread	fio	fío	filu	hilo
tighten, to	apertar	apertar	apertar	apretar
we	nós	nós	nós	nosotros
where	onde	onde	ónde	dónde
woman	mulher	muller	muyer	mujer

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✧ Patterns to notice

Portuguese and Galician closeness Many forms are identical or very close: morrer, peixe, ferro, nome, semente, nós and onde.

Asturian bridges forms Asturian often sits visually between Galician/Portuguese and Spanish: meyor, oreya, fierru, vieyu and muyer.

Spanish h- pattern Spanish often has h- where neighbouring forms keep f-: folha/folla/fuella/hoja, filho/fillo/fíu/hijo, fumo/fume/fumu/humo.

Shared Romance roots Words such as morrer/morir, apertar/apretar and rir/reír reveal clear Romance-family connections.

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30 vocabulary rowsEveryday words are compared side by side.

4 Iberian languagesPortuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish.

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? Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish vocabulary FAQ

What does this page compare?

It compares everyday vocabulary in English, Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish.

Why compare Portuguese, Galician, Asturian and Spanish?

These languages are closely connected through Iberian Romance history, so comparing them side by side helps learners notice shared roots, sound changes and regional differences.

How should I use this comparison?

Start with the full table, then use the language chips or 2-column comparison tool to focus on Portuguese with Galician, Galician with Asturian, or Asturian with Spanish.