Portuguese Words and Phrases
Some Basic Phrases
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| Bom dia! Hello! / Good morning! |
Boa tarde! Good afternoon! |
Boa noite! Good evening! / Good night! |
| Oi/Olá! Tchau! Hi! / Bye! |
Adeus.Good bye. | Por favor. Please. |
| Até mais. See you / See you later. |
Até logo. See you soon. |
Até amanhã. See you tomorrow. |
| (Muito) Obrigado. Thank you (very much). |
Não há de quê. You’re welcome. |
Bem-vindo Welcome |
| Desculpe-me I’m sorry |
Com licença/ Perdão. Excuse me / Pardon |
Vamos! Let’s go! |
| Como o senhor está? How are you? (formal) feminine: a senhora |
Como vai? How are you? (informal) |
E aí?How’s it going? |
| Bem / Muito bem Good / Very good |
Mal / Muito mal / Mais ou menos Bad / Very bad / More or less |
Sim / Não Yes / No |
| Como o senhor se chama? What is your name? (formal) |
Qual é o seu nome? What is your name? (informal) |
Me chamo… My name is… |
| Prazer em conhecê-lo Nice to meet you. |
Igualmente. Same here. |
Senhor / Senhora / SenhoritaMister / Mrs. / Miss |
| De onde o senhor é? Where are you from? (formal) |
De onde você é? Where are you from? (informal) |
Eu sou de… I’m from… |
| Quantos anos o senhor tem?How old are you? (formal) |
Quantos anos você tem? How old are you? (informal) |
Eu tenho _____ anos. I am _____ years old. |
| O senhor fala português? Do you speak Portuguese? (formal) |
Você fala inglês? Do you speak English? (informal) |
(Não) Falo… I (don’t) speak… |
| Compreende? Do you understand? (formal / informal) |
(Não) Compreendo. I (don’t) understand. |
Eu (não) sei. yoh noh loh seh I (don’t) know. |
| Pode me ajudar? Can you help me? |
Claro que sim Of course |
Como? What? Pardon me? |
| Onde está / Onde estão… ? Where is … / Where are … ? |
Aqui Here. |
Há / Havia… There is / are… / There was / were… |
| Como se diz ____ em português? How do you say ___ in Portuguese? |
O que é isto? What is that? |
Qual é o problema? What’s the matter (with you)? |
| Não importa. It doesn’t matter. |
O que aconteceu? What’s happening? |
Não tenho idéia. I have no idea. |
| Estou cansado / doente. I’m tired / sick. |
Estou com fome / sêde. I’m hungry / thirsty. |
Estou com calor / frio. I’m hot / cold. |
| Estou chateado. I’m bored. |
Não me importa. I don’t care. |
Não se preocupe. Don’t worry |
| Tudo bem / ‘Tá bom. That’s alright. |
Me esqueci. I forgot. |
Tenho que ir agora. I must go now. |
| Saúde! Bless you! |
Parabéns! Congratulations! |
Boa sorte! Good luck! |
| É a sua vez. It’s your turn. (informal) |
Cale-se! / Cala a boca! Shut up! |
Eu te amo. I love you. (informal and singular) |
Notice that Portuguese has informal and formal ways of saying things.
This is because there is more than one meaning to “you” in Portuguese (as well as
in many other languages.) The informal you is used when talking to close
friends, relatives, animals or children. The formal you is used when talking to
someone who is older than you or someone for whom you would like to
show respect (a professor, for example.) There are also two ways to say you in
the plural, used when speaking to more than one person.
All the adjectives in Portuguese have masculine and feminine forms, as we’ll see later.
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simoziko said
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Felipe said
Eu não consigo viver sem você.
simoziko said
how can I say in Portuguese
There are some friends visiting me at home.
I love her but she loves him.
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How can we say in Portuguse
Look at my eyes to know how much I love you.
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simoziko said
Muito obrigado
Até logo
Não se atrase
simo
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