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A pristine laboratory with microscopes, beakers, and advanced scientific instruments.
Mastering science lab vocabulary is one of the fastest wins in Portuguese. These 8 words cover the everyday language you need to navigate A pristine laboratory with microscopes, beakers, and advanced and more. In Loci, each word is anchored to a vivid memory palace scene so it sticks in long-term memory — not just until your next practice session.
to notice
Você notou algo diferente?
Did you notice something different?
to recognize
Não consigo reconhecer essa pessoa.
I can't recognize this person.
to compare
Vou comparar os dois resultados.
I'll compare the two results.
to divide
Vamos dividir a conta.
Let's divide the bill.
to measure
Preciso medir a temperatura.
I need to measure the temperature.
to exist
Fantasmas não existem.
Ghosts don't exist.
to belong
Este livro pertence à biblioteca.
This book belongs to the library.
to depend
Tudo depende do clima.
Everything depends on the weather.
| # | Portuguese | English | Type | Example Sentence | Memory Hook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | notar | to notice | verb | Você notou algo diferente?Did you notice something different? | Notar sounds like 'noter' — the noter notices things through the scope. |
| 2 | reconhecer | to recognize | verb | Não consigo reconhecer essa pessoa.I can't recognize this person. | Reconhecer sounds like 're-cone-esser' — the cone recognizes bacteria by eating. |
| 3 | comparar | to compare | verb | Vou comparar os dois resultados.I'll compare the two results. | Comparar sounds like 'compare rar' — the rare expert compares samples. |
| 4 | dividir | to divide | verb | Vamos dividir a conta.Let's divide the bill. | Dividir sounds like 'divine deer' — the divine deer divides samples. |
| 5 | medir | to measure | verb | Preciso medir a temperatura.I need to measure the temperature. | Medir sounds like 'medic (deer)' — the medic measures with precision. |
| 6 | existir | to exist | verb | Fantasmas não existem.Ghosts don't exist. | Existir sounds like 'ex-sister' — the ex-sister proves she exists. |
| 7 | pertencer | to belong | verb | Este livro pertence à biblioteca.This book belongs to the library. | Pertencer sounds like 'pertain ser' — the servant ensures things belong. |
| 8 | depender | to depend | verb | Tudo depende do clima.Everything depends on the weather. | Depender sounds like 'depend der' — the dependent person shows how things depend. |
How Loci Teaches These Words
In the Loci app, these 8 words are placed inside the The Science Lab memory palace. Each word is anchored to a specific location — a locus — with a vivid, absurd mnemonic scene designed by memory champions. When you walk through the palace during review, the scenes pop back into your mind automatically, pulling the Portuguese word with them.
Here's how Loci makes three of these words unforgettable.
A NOTER (professional note-taker) peers into the microscope and NOTICES tiny bacteria writing notes. He notices every detail and scribbles observations frantically.
Notar sounds like 'noter' — the noter notices things through the scope.
A RE-CONE-ESSER (a traffic cone that eats repeatedly) examines petri dishes and RECOGNIZES different bacterial strains by taste. It recognizes each colony it eats.
Reconhecer sounds like 're-cone-esser' — the cone recognizes bacteria by eating.
A COMPARE RAR (rare comparison expert) places samples on both sides of the scale and COMPARES their weights. He compares and contrasts every measurement obsessively.
Comparar sounds like 'compare rar' — the rare expert compares samples.
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Reading a word list is one thing. Loci takes these 8 science lab words and places them inside a vivid memory palace with mnemonics, example sentences, and spaced repetition. Words stop slipping away.