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This article was co-written by Israel Vieira Pereira, PhD. Israel Vieira Pereira is Brazilian Portuguese speaking. He is a translator and proofreader.
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Portuguese (Português, Lángua Portuguesa) is a Roman language closely related to Spanish and the official language of more than 250 million people in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angpa, Guinea- Bissau and many other countries. As the Brazilian economy grows rapidly, becoming an important part of the world, investing in learning Portuguese is a wise decision, especially when you are planning to travel or do business in the South. America or Africa. [1] X Research Resources If you want to say common words or phrases in Portuguese, you should start learning basic greetings and sentences, and then continue to expand your vocabulary. Simple words and phrases in Portuguese are easy for beginners, so what are you waiting for? Vamos! (Let’s start!)
Steps
Learn basic greetings
- Hello: Olá ( oh-la )
- Hey or Hey: Oi ( oy ) – informal
- Goodbye: Adeus ( ah-deuzh )
- Goodbye: Tchau ( cha-oh ) – informal
- Note some words with the “informal” note. In Portuguese, it is considered impolite to use informal terms towards someone you don’t know, someone older than you, and someone in authority. These words are not vulgar words – just words that are not meant to be reverent. The important rule is: do not use informal words with people who are not close friends. [2] X Research Source
Israel Vieira Pereira, PhD
Portuguese translator
Israel Vieira Pereira is Brazilian Portuguese speaking. He is a translator and proofreader.
Portuguese translator
The best way to learn common words is to immerse yourself in the language. Sign up for an online chat with Portuguese speakers. There are a number of services that connect with native speakers from other countries to help you learn from each other. You can also put yourself in situations where you have to speak Portuguese when necessary.
- Good morning: Bom dia ( Boh-n dih-ah or Boh-n djih-ah in Brazil) – the exact meaning of this phrase is “have a good day” but it is usually taken before noon or before mealtime lunch.
- Good afternoon: Boa tarde ( Boh-ah tahr-jia ) – taken at noon or after lunch until dusk.
- Good evening or good night: Boa noite ( Boh-ah no-ee-tay ) – used from dusk until dawn.
- How are you?: Como está? ( Coh-moh esh-tah? or Coh-moh es-tah? – used in Brazil)
- How are things?: Como shoulder? (“Coh-moh vye?” (rhymes with the English word “eye”)) – informal
- What’s New? (Only used in Brazil) : E who? ( E-aye (pronounced as one syllable)) – informal
- Is everything all right?: Tudo bem? (“Too-doo beng?”) – informal
- Good / very good: Bem / muito bem ( Baing / moo-ee-toh baing )
- Bad / very bad: Mal / muito mal ( Mao / moo-ee-toh Mao )
- Mediocre/Normal: Mais ou menos ( Ma-eece oh meh-nos )
- My name is…: Me chamo [your name] ( Mee sham-oh )
- Nice to meet you: Prazer em conhecê-lo/a ( Prazh-air eh con-yo-see-lo/la )
- Note that conhecêlo/a can end with the letter o or the letter a . In this case, when talking to men, you use the letter o and when talking to women, use the letter a . This issue will be repeated several times in the article.
Learn basic communication
- I don’t speak Portuguese – Não falo Português – ( Nah-oom fah-looh poor-too-gess )
- I speak English: Falo Ingles ( Fah-looh inn-glesh )
- Do you speak English?: Fala inglés? ( Fah-lah inn-gless ) – formal
- Do you speak English?: Você fala inglés? ( Voh-say fah-lah inn-gless ) – informal
- I don’t get it: Percebo brain ( Nah-oo pehr-say-boo )
- Can you repeat it?: Pode repetir? ( Poh-day reh-peh-teer )
- Please: Por favor ( Pooh-r fah-voh-r )
- Thanks: Obrigado/a ( Oh-bree-gah-dooh/dah ) – use masculine conjugation if you’re male and female conjugation if you’re female.
- No genus: De nada ( Dee nah-dah ) – informal
- None: Nah-oomm tah-eehm the queh ( Nah-oomm tah-eehm the queh ) – formal
- I’m Sorry: Desculpe ( Desh-cop-pah )
- What’s your name?: Como o/a senhor/a se chama? ( coh-moh sen-your/-ah se shahm-ah ) – formal. Note that, in this case, the word senhor for men doesn’t end in the letter “o”.
- What’s your name?: Qual é o seu nome? ( Coh eh-oh seh-oh no-mee ) – informal
- My name is…: Me chamo [your name] ( Mee sham-oh )
- Where are you from?: De onde o/a senhor/a é? ( Djee own-djah oh/ah sen-your/ah eh )
- Where are you from?: De onde você é? ( Djee own-djah voh-say eh ) – informal
- I’m from…: Eu sou de [your hometown] ( Ee-oh so-oo djee )
- What’s going on / What’s going on?: O que aconteceu? ( Oo key ah-cone-teh-see-oo )
- What time is it?: Que horas são? ( Queh o-rah-sh sah-oomm )
- I’m lost: Estou perdido ( Esh-toe per-dee-doo / Es-toe per-djee-doo (used in Brazil))
- Can you please help me?: Pode ajudar-me, por favor? ( Po-deh azhu-dar-meh, por-fah-vor? )
- Save me!: Socorro! ( Soh-coh-hoh! ) – used when in danger
Expand your vocabulary
- Who?: Quem? ( Cang? )
- What?: O que? ( Ooh kee? )
- When?: Quando? ( Quan-doo? )
- Where?: Onde? ( Own-djee? )
- Which?: Qual? ( Quah-ooh? )
- Why?: Porque? ( Poohr-queh )
- Because: Porque ( Poohr-queh )
- How much?: Quanto? ( Kwan-toh )
- How much is this?: Quanto custa? ( Kwan-toh coos-tah? )
- Father: Pai ( pa-ee )
- Mother: Mae ( ma-ee ) – formal
- Mother: Mamãe ( muh-ma-ee ) – informal
- Men: Homem ( O-men )
- Women: Mulher ( Mooh-lyehr )
- Friends: Amigo/a ( Ah-mee-goh/gah )
- Girlfriend: Namorada ( Nah-mooh-rah-dah )
- Boyfriend: Namorado ( Nah-mooh-rah-dooh )
- Mr: Senhor ( Sen-your ) – this word is also used to refer to “you” in a formal sense
- Grandma: Senhora ( Sen-your-ah ) – this is also used to refer to “you” with a formal feminine meaning
- She: Senhorita ( Sen-your-ee-tah ) – used for young women (usually unmarried)
- Lady/lady: Dona ( Do-nah ) – a formal title for women
- Doctorate: Dotour/a ( Doo-tohr/-ah ) – used for people with higher education than bachelor; not necessarily used to refer to doctors.
- Professor: Professor/a ( pro-fess-or/-ah ) – for people with a doctorate degree, not necessarily a university lecturer.
- Dog: Tall ( Cah-oohm )
- Dog (Brazil only) : Cachorro ( Cah-sho-hoo )
- Cat: Gato ( Gah-tooh )
- Bird: Pássaro ( Pah-sah-row )
- Fish: Peixe ( Pay-shay )
- Monkey: Macaco ( Mah-cah-coh )
- Lizard: Lagarto ( Lah-gar-toh )
- Bug: Percevejo ( pair-sair-ve-zhoh )
- Spider: Aranha ( Ah-rah-nyah )
- Head: Cabeça ( Cah-beh-sah )
- Arm: Braço ( Brah-so )
- Legs: Perna ( Pair-nah )
- Hand: Crown ( Mah-oohm)
- Feet: Pe ( Peh )
- Fingers: Dedo ( Deh-dooh )
- Toe – Dedo (like the word finger) – you can say “Dedo do pé” ( Deh-dooh dooh peh ), which literally translates to “toe of the foot”
- Eyes: Olhos ( Ole-yus )
- Mouth: Boca ( Boh-cah )
- Nose: Nariz ( Nah-reese )
- Tai: Orelhas ( Oh-rel-yase )
- I’m in pain: Estou magoado ( Ees-toh mah-goo-ah-doo )
- My [body part] is broken: Meu [body part, such as arm] está quebrado ( May-oh brah-so es-tah kay-brah-doh )
- I bleed: Eu estou sangrando ( Eh-oh ees-toh san-grand-oh )
- I feel uncomfortable: Me sinto mal ( Mee seen-toh ma-oo )
- I’m not feeling well: Sinto-me doente ( Seen-toh-may doo-en-tee )
- I have a fever: Estou com febre ( Ees-toh cohn feb-ray )
- I have a cough: Estou com tosse ( Ees-toh cohn tohs-ay )
- I can’t breathe: Eu brain posso respirar ( Eh-oh nah-oo po-so ray-spee-rar )
- Doctor!: Medico! ( Meh-jee-coh )
- Awesome! (Europe and Africa only) : Fixe ( Feesh )
- Awesome! (For Brazil only) : Legal ( Lay-gah-oo )
- Oh my!: Nossa ( Nos-ah )
- Oh my god!: Puxa / Puxa vida ( Poo-sha / Poo-sha vee-dah )
- Shut up!: Cale-se! / Cala a boca! ( Cah-lee drunk / cah la boh-ca )
- What?: Beleza? ( Beh-leh-zah )
- Best friend (both male and female): Parceira/o ( par-say-rah )
- Charming boy/girl: Gatinha/o ( Gah-cheen-yah/yoh )
- Money: Grana ( Gran-ah )
- Foreigner: Gringo ( Green-go )
Advice
- Don’t give up if you get stuck because learning basic words in a new language also takes a lot of time. If you don’t master the language soon then keep practicing and practicing!
- The Portuguese “m” is often pronounced quite similar to the English “n”.
- Similarly, the Portuguese “nh” is often pronounced like the English “ny” sound (as in “I nu it”)
- Try listening to Portuguese music to immerse yourself in this new language. To speak Portuguese like a Brazilian, you should try listening to music in São Paulo and Brasília because there is often a “standard” and popular Brazilian accent.
- The “l” at the end of a word is pronounced like a long “u” or “oo” sound.
This article was co-written by Israel Vieira Pereira, PhD. Israel Vieira Pereira is Brazilian Portuguese speaking. He is a translator and proofreader.
There are 8 references cited in this article that you can see at the bottom of the page.
This article has been viewed 17,855 times.
Portuguese (Português, Lángua Portuguesa) is a Roman language closely related to Spanish and the official language of more than 250 million people in Portugal, Brazil, Mozambique, Angpa, Guinea- Bissau and many other countries. As the Brazilian economy grows rapidly, becoming an important part of the world, investing in learning Portuguese is a wise decision, especially when you are planning to travel or do business in the South. America or Africa. [1] X Research Resources If you want to say common words or phrases in Portuguese, you should start learning basic greetings and sentences, and then continue to expand your vocabulary. Simple words and phrases in Portuguese are easy for beginners, so what are you waiting for? Vamos! (Let’s start!)
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