Some basic words/phrases in Portuguese
Remember that in Brazil they speak Portuguese, not Spanish
Below are some common terms, in bold, followed by pronounciation guide. Have a go!
How are you? (formal) Como está? Komu eshta?
How are you? (informal) Como estás? Komu eshtazh?
I’m OK, thank you. Estou bem, obrigado/aEshtoh baym[ng], Obrigahdu/a –
I am fine Estou óptimo/a Eshtoh ohtimu/a
Not too bad Mais ou menos Myze oh menush – lit. “more or less.”
Pleased to meet you Prazer Prazair (“pleasure.”)
Good Morning Bom dia Bom[ng] deeya – lit. “Good day” – a slightly more formal greeting than Olá – generally used up until about 1pm.
Good Afternoon Boa tarde Boa tarde (after about 1pm)
Good Evening Boa noite Boa noite – note that the same word, noite, is used for both evening and night. Switch from saying ‘boa tarde’ to ‘boa noite’ around sunset.
Good Night Boa noite Boa noite
Goodbye Adeus Adayush –
‘Seeya’ Tchau Chow –
See you later (same day) Até logo Atay logu –
See you next time Até a próxima Atay a prossima
Yes Sim Sim[ng]
No Não Now[ng] – can also mean ‘not’.
Please Se faz favor
Thank you Obrigado Obrigahdu – only said by males *
Obrigada Obrigahda – only said by females *
Thank you very much Muito obrigado/a M[ng]wee[ng]tu Obrigahdu/a
Very useful Portuguese phrases – Thankyou. I am going to Portugal at the Feb week so this might come in handy.