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Portuguese phrasebook: 14 phrases and numbers
Portuguese is a Romance language that began in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula. The phrases here follow Brazilian usage, which is the form most learners meet first.
- In its own name: português
- Writing system: Latin
- Family: Indo-European, Romance
- Official language in: Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé & Príncipe, Timor-Leste, Equatorial Guinea
Essential Portuguese phrases
| English | Portuguese | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Olá | |
| Goodbye | Tchau | |
| Good morning | Bom dia | |
| Good night | Boa noite | |
| Thank you | Obrigado | |
| You're welcome | De nada | |
| Please | Por favor | |
| Sorry | Desculpe | |
| Yes | Sim | |
| No | Não | |
| My name is ___ | Meu nome é ___ | |
| What is your name? | Qual é o seu nome? | |
| How are you? | Como você está? | |
| I love you | Eu te amo |
Phrases are cross-checked against independent sources but still await a native-speaker review.
Numbers 1 to 10 in Portuguese
| # | Word | Romanisation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | um | |
| 2 | dois | |
| 3 | três | |
| 4 | quatro | |
| 5 | cinco | |
| 6 | seis | |
| 7 | sete | |
| 8 | oito | |
| 9 | nove | |
| 10 | dez |
Pronunciation
Portuguese has nasal vowels, marked with a tilde (ã, õ), as in não and mãe. In Brazil, final unstressed e is often pronounced like ee and di before a vowel can sound like "ji".
Good to know
Obrigado is said by men and obrigada by women, because it means "obliged" and agrees with the speaker. European Portuguese differs in some words and in pronunciation.
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Questions
How do you say hello in Portuguese?
Olá.
What writing system does Portuguese use?
Portuguese is written in Latin.