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Portuguese Phrases

Here are some Portuguese phrases you can use to communicate during your trip. I got a good tip from Tatiana, who lives in Brazil, telling me there are some differences in European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. So, I added a few Brazilian phrases (BP).

In case of emergency
Help! Socorro! (so-koh-roe)
Stop! Páre! (páar)
Call a doctor! Chame um medico!
(sjaam oeng mè-di-koe)
Call an ambulance! Chame uma ambulância!
(sjaam oe-mah am-boe-lañsija)
Call the police! Chame a policia!
(sjaam ah po-lie-sija)
The nearest hospital? Onde é o hospital mais próximo?
(ond’ è oe òsj-pie-tàl maaisj prò-sie-moe)

Useful phrases in Portuguese
Yes/No Sim/Não (sieng/naung)
Please Por favor/Faz favor
(pòr fah-vor/fasj fah-vor)
Thank you Obrigado/da (o-brie-ga-doe/dah)
Excuse me Desculpe (disj-koelp)
Hello Olá (oh-lah)
Goodbye Adeus (a-de-oesj)
How are you? Como está? (koh-moe sjtah?)
Very well, thank you Bem, obrigado/da
(being o-brie-ga-doe/da)
I don’t understand. Não compreendo.
(naung kom-prie-èn-doe)
Do you speak English? Fala inlgês?
(fa-lah ieng-gleesj?)
I’m sorry. Desculpe. (diesj-koelp)

Shopping
How much does this cost? Quanto custa isto?
(kwan-toe koesj-tah isj-toe)
I’m just looking. Estou só a ver obrigado/a.
(sjtoo soh ah veer o-brie-gah-doe/ah)
What time do you open/close? A que horas abre/fecha?
(a ki oh-rasj ah-bre/fè-sjah?)
size, clothes tamanho (tah-man-joe)

Sightseeing
post office correios
(koh-rei-oesj)
bus stop estação de autocarros
(esj-ta-saung d’oh-too-kah-roesj)

BP: ponto de ônibus
railway station estação de comboios
(esj-ta-saung de kòm-boi-joesj)

BP: estação de trem
tourist information posto de turismo
(posj-toe de toe-riezj-moe)
BP: informações turísticas

In a hotel
Do you have any vacant rooms? Tem um quarto livre?
(teing oeng kwar-too lievr)
I have a reservation. Tenho um quarto reservado
(ten-joe oeng kwar-toe re-ser-va-do) BP: Tenho reservado um quarto.

At a restaurant
menu a lista (ah liesj-tah)
BP: cardápio or menu
breakfast pequeno-almoço
(pe-kè-noe-al-mò-soe)
BP: café da manhã
lunch almoço (al-mò-soe)
dinner jantar (zjan-taar)
Food: rare, medium, well done mal passado (mahl pah-sah-doe), médio (mè-die-oe) BP: ao ponto,
bem passado (being pah-sah-doe)
The bill, please. A conta por favor/faz favor.
(ah kon-tah por fah-vor/faasj fah-vor)

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