Learning how to say Portuguese phrases can be important, although most people understand English here’s a few helpful ones that you might use if you travel to Portugal.
Lets start with the basic:
Hello – Olá (olah)
Goodbye – Adeus
Thank You – Obrigado
If you please – Por favor
Yes – Sim
No – Não (Naum)
I/Me – Eu (Heo)
I want / need – Eu quero / preciso
Can you – Pode
Go – Ir
To – Para
Where is – Onde fica
Hotel – Hotel
Airport – Aeroporto
Boat – Barco
Harbour – Doca / Porto
Now lets try to conjugate a few words:
I want to eat – Eu quero comer
I don’t want that – Eu não quero isso
I would like to – Eu gostava de
How can i go to – Como posso ir para
Can i use your bathroom? – Posso usar a sua casa de banho?
I need to be at – Preciso de estar na(f) / no(m)
I would like a bottle of water please – Eu quero uma garrafa de água por favor.
If the word or phrase you are looking for is not listed write a comment with your question and I will answer.
November 14, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Hello! Thank you for your nice blogs! They will help me in my journalistic work. Besides, I am a big lover of Portugal since years.
I’d like to add here kisses, or one kiss – how do you say it in Portuguese?
thaks again
Anna
November 14, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Hi Anna,
Thank you for your kind words.
Kiss is beijo in Portuguese.
Beijos Anna