Portuguese Phrases
Portuguese phrases you need to know to kick off a basic conversation. Greetings, common sayings and idiomatic expressions learners need to know.
| English | Portuguese | Pronunciation |
| Hello | Bom dia | bon DEE-ah/ JEE-ah (Rio) |
| Hello (informal) | Olá | O-lá |
| Thank you (said by a man) | Obrigado | ob-ree-GAH-doo |
| Thank you (said by a woman) | Obrigada | ob-ree-GAH-dah |
| How are you? | Como está? | KOH-moh ish-TAH? |
| How are you? | Tudo Bem? | TOO-do BENG? |
| Fine, thank you | Bem, obrigado/a | BENG, ob-ree-GAH-doo/dah |
| Everything is OK (Lit. "All is well") | Tudo Bem | TOO-do BENG |
| What is your name? (Lit. "How are you pronounced?") | Como se chama? | KOH-moh se SHA-ma? |
| My name is ______ | (O) meu nome é ______ | {oh} mew NOME ey _____ |
| Nice to meet you | Muito prazer em conhecê-lo | MOOY-to pra-ZEHR eng koh-nye-SEH-lo |
| Please | Por favor | pohr fa-VOHR |
| You're welcome | De nada | je NAH-dah |
| Yes | Sim | SEE (Port.) / SEEN (Brazil) |
| No | Não | NOWNG |
| Excuse me | Desculpe | desh-KULP (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay (Brazil) |
| I'm sorry | Desculpe | desh-KULP (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay (Brazil) |
| Goodbye | Adeus | uh-DEOOSH |
| Goodbye (informal) | Tchau | CHOW |
| See you later | Até logo | ah-TEH LOH-goo |
| I can't speak Portuguese [well] | Não falo [bem] Português | NOWNG fah-loo [beng] por-too-GEZH |
| Do you speak English? | Fala Inglês? | fah-lah ing-GLEZH? |
| Is there someone here who speaks English? | Há aqui alguém que fale Inglês? | AH ah-KEE al-GENG keh FAH-leh ing-GLEZH? |
| Help! | Socorro! | soo-KOO-hoo! |
| Good day | Bom dia | bon DEE-ah/ JEE-ah (Rio) |
| Good evening | Boa tarde | bo-ah /TARD (Port)/ TAR-day (Brazil)/ TAR-jay (Rio) |
| Good night | Boa noite | bo-ah NOIT (Port.)/ NOI-chay (Brazil) |
| I don't understand | Não compreendo | NOWNG kom-pre-EN-doo |
| Where is the toilet? | Onde é a casa-de-banho? | OND eh a KAH-sah de BAH-nyoo? |
