Quickstart Portuguese keywords
yes
no
please
thank you
You’re welcome.
Hi!/Hello!
Good morning.
Good afternoon.
Good evening./Good night.
Goodbye.
Excuse me …
I don’t understand.
Could you repeat that?
Do you have …?
Is/Are there …?
Where is …?
Where are …?
Can I …?
Can you …?
How much is it?
How much are they?
At what time?
My name is …
I am …
I have …
I like …
I don’t like …
I want …
I’d like …
Good./Okay.
very good
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sim
não
por favor/faz favor
obrigado/a
De nada.
Olá!
Bom dia.
Boa tarde.
Boa noite.
Adeus.
Desculpe …
Não compreendo.
Pode repetir?
Tem …?
Há …?
Onde é …?
Onde são …?
Posso …?
Pode …?
Quanto é …?/Quanto custa …?
Quanto são …?/Quanto custam …?
A que horas?
Chamo-me …
Sou …
Tenho …
Gosto …
Não gosto …
Quero …
Queria …
Está bem.
muito bom
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Pronunciation guide
Nasal sounds
An important Portuguese sound is ‘nasalisation’: when you pronounce
a vowel sound through your mouth and nose at the same time. Nasal
sounds are present in words with a tilde (~) over the stressed vowel, or
before or after an m or n:
são sãhoo
estão eeshtãhoo cartões kahrtõheensh
sem saheem̃
tem taheem̃
vinho veeñnyoo
Stress
When a word has a written accent, always put the stress on that part of
the word. Stress is shown in the examples below in bold italics:
café kahfe
táxi taksee
água agooah
When there is no accent and the word ends in a vowel, stress the last
but one syllable:
queria kureeah
cansado kãhnsadoo
desculpe dushkoolpu
When there is no accent and the word ends in a consonant, stress the
last syllable:
comprar kohmprar
alimentar ahleemehntar natural nahtooral
Exceptions are words ending in m or s:
desejam duzaheejãhm comprimidos kõhmpreemeedoosh
Vowels
Stressed vowels are consistent and clear but unstressed vowels have a
very soft sound and in some cases almost disappear.
sounds like …
a (stressed)
(unstressed)
e (stressed)
(unstressed)
i
‘a’ in ‘cat’
‘a’ in ‘across’
‘e’ in ‘belt’ or ‘e’ in ‘empty’
‘u’ in ‘uncle’
hardly pronounced at the end
‘ee’ in ‘leek’
o (stressed)
‘o’ in ‘pot’ or ‘au’ in ‘caught’
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