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Portuguese Language: Travel Basics

Portugal Transport I Lisbon Transport I Visas I Banking I Post I Phone I Health I Language

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Learning a few simple Portuguese words and phrases will certainly enhance your visit to Portugal and should go a long way in winning over your Portuguese hosts.

Portuguese can claim to be a global language and is spoken in Portugal, Brazil and several African countries: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe as well as East Timor in South East Asia.

See our Language Book section for a selection of travel phrasebooks and books on learning Portuguese.

 

 

The Basics

yes sim
no não
Where is? onde é
How much? quanto custa
Ticket bilhete
Thank you obrigado
Toilet casa de banho
food comida
drink bebida
water água
Excuse me/I'm sorry desculpe

Meeting People

Hello olá
Goodbye adeus
My name is .. chamo me
What is your name? como se chama
How are you? como está/como estás
Fine bem obrigado
I'm from England sou da Inglaterra
I'm from Scotland sou da Esc¯cia
I'm from America sou dos Estados Unidos
I'm from Wales sou do País de Gales
I'm from Ireland sou da Irlanda
I love you amo-te

General

Excuse me, where is the subway/underground? onde é a estação do metro?
Where is the train station? onde é a estação?
Take me to the airport please leve-me para o aeroporto faz favor
Do you have any vacancies? tem algum quarto livre?
Draught beer (large) uma caneca
Beer uma cerveja
Big grande
Small pequeno

Emergencies

Call the police! chame a polícia!
Call an ambulance! chamen auma ambulancia!
I want to contact the embassy queria contactar com a minha embaixada

Stadium Stuff

football futebol
The European Championship Campeonato da Europa
Goal o golo
Penalty um penalty
Corner kick um canto
Red card cartão vermelho
Yellow card cartão amarelo
Referee o árbitro
Goalkeeper o guarda-redes
F%ck off! vai á merda!

Numbers

1 um/uma
2 dois/duas
3 tres
4 quatro
5 cinco
6 seis
7 sete
8 oito
9 nove
10 dez
50 cinquenta
100 cem
1000 mil

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