Basics

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?) also Tudo bom? (bahn) Very common in Brazil.

Fine, thank you.
Bem, obrigado/a (BENG, ob-ree-GAH-doo/dah) Also, you can informally say "Tudo bem/bon."

Everything is OK. (Lit. "All is well")
Tudo Bem. (TOO-do BENG)

What is your name? (Lit. "How are you called?")
Como se chama? (KOH-moh se SHA-ma?)

What is your name? (Literal)
Qual é o seu nome? Preferred in Brazil.

My name is ______.
(O) meu nome é ______. ({oh} mew NOME ey _____.) The "O" is usually omitted in Brazil.

Nice to meet you.
Muito prazer (em conhecê-lo). (MOOY-to pra-ZEHR eng koh-nye-SEH-lo) The final part is dropped in Brazil.

Please (Lit. "As a favor")
Por favor. (pohr fa-VOHR)

You're welcome (Lit. "For nothing")
De nada. (je NAH-dah)

Yes.
Sim. (SEE (Port.) / SEEN (Brazil))

No.
Não. (NOWNG)

- Remember the Portuguese "no" doesn't mean a negation as in English and Spanish -- but rather "in the" as a contraction of em + o (Spanish en el). Such contractions are common in Portuguese. Não falo Inglês no Brasil. I don't speak English in Brazil.

Excuse me. (getting attention)
Com licença (kong lee-SEN-sa)

Excuse me. (begging pardon)
Desculpe-me. (desh-KULP-me (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay-me (Brazil))

I'm sorry.
Desculpe. (desh-KULP (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay (Brazil))

I'm sorry. (Lit. "pardon")
Perdão. (per-DAWNG)

Goodbye (formal or permanent)
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/Good morning.
Bom dia. (bon DEE-ah/ JEE-ah (Rio))

Good afternoon (also early evening)
Boa tarde. (bo-ah /TARD (Port)/ TAR-dee (Brazil)/ TAR-jay (Rio))

Good evening (also nightime)
Boa noite. (bo-ah NOIT (Port.)/ NOI-chee (Brazil))

I don't understand.
Não compreendo. (NOWNG kom-pre-EN-doo)

I don't understand. (In Brazil)
Não entendo (NOWNG en-TEN-do)

Where is the toilet? (Port.)
Onde é a casa-de-banho? (OND eh a KAH-sah de BAH-nyoo? (Port.))

Where is the toilet? (Brazil)
Onde é o banheiro? (OND-de (Brazil) / OND-je (Rio) eh o bahn-YAIR-row?)

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