On Portuguese Pod 101, as well as the quizzes after every lesson that review and test you on new words, there are also some tools related to Portuguese Vocabulary under the Portuguese Resources section of the site.
Here you’ll have access to Vocabulary Lists, Word of the Day and 100 to 2000 Most Common Words (this depends on the package that you have subscribed to. Under Vocabulary Lists you’ll have access to a number of different types of wordlists. Each Portuguese Pod 101 wordlist will be full of new words that you can also hear being spelled and used in a sentence. It’s a very complete and fun dictionary since you have not only the word but also a picture and the word’s pronunciation.
The Word of the Day section on Portuguese Pod 101 is also a very interesting tool, basically a random Portuguese word which is different everyday. This is usually not related to the lesson that you have studied that day and it’s just a simple way of learning more. The Word of the Day section also gives you some examples of how to use that word and a picture so you can easily identify the word’s meaning. It’s visually very attractive and also very interesting. It also helps learners who may learn more visually to remember the word.
On Portuguese Pod 101, the Portuguese Core 100 to 2000 Word List presents the most common words used in Portuguese. This is a great way of learning common Portuguese vocabulary at once. Besides the word and learning how to spell it you’ll also be given a picture and examples of that word’s usage.
Portuguese Pod 101 offers many different ways of learning new vocabulary. This is in both a random way (via Word of the day) but also by selecting the area of Portuguese vocabulary you want to study. For some learners, the Word of the Day tool is their favourite because that word will stay in their mind for the whole day.