This article is a conversation guide .
Alphabet
pronunciation guide
Port-(´)= Cat-(`) /Port-(^)= Cat-(´) /Port-(nh)= Cat-(ny) /Port-(i)= Cat-(ll) /(ll ) = (l) more pronounced
Vowels
- The
- The
- and
- It's
- It's
- and
- i
- i
- O
- O
- O
- O
- u
- u
- O O it's the and, without marked accents, can be pronounced, as in Portuguese, more open or closed, depending on the word. O O unstressed is pronounced u
Consonants
- The consonants described with the same letter sound the same as in Portuguese
- B
- B
- ç
- as in Portuguese: sound of s, before and and i; sound of k, before The, O, u
- W
- W
- d
- d
- f
- f
- g
- as in Portuguese: sound of j, before and and i; sound of man, before The, O, u
- go, go
- as in Portuguese, it is used before and and i; the umlaut makes the u
- H
- mute
- j
- as in portuguese
- k
- k
- there
- l; before consonant, it is pronounced as in Portugal (and not as in Brazil, with the sound of u)
- ll
- palatal, like the lh in Portuguese, but I often change (no vowel later)
- l·l
- l, stronger than one there only
- m
- m; at the end of a syllable, the m does not anasal the previous vowel, as it happens in Portuguese
- no
- n; at the end of a syllable, the no does not anasal the previous vowel, as it happens in Portuguese
- ny
- similar to the huh (but not exactly the same), more similar to no from spanish
- for
- for
- what
- q, always in what and Thu
- r
- simple vibrated, between two vowels, as in Portuguese in the word expensive; vibrated multiple at beginning or end of word, and also after there and no
- rr
- vibrated multiple
- s
- as in Portuguese, it has the sound of z between two vowels and from ss in other cases
- ss
- ss
- t
- t
- v
- has the sound of B
- w
- has the sound of u in English words and from B in german words
- x
- has the sound of tea; between two vowels, of ok
- z
- z, as in portuguese
common diptongs
other digraphs
- tg/tj
- sound of DJ
- IG
- sound of bye. Ex.: Vaig (I will), pronounce Vatch
Phrase List
Basics
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- Good Morning.
- . (Good morning.)
- Hello.
- . (Hola.)
- Thanks.
- . (Graces.)
- How are you doing?
- . (With va això?)
- well thank you
- . (Well, graces.)
- Alright.
- . (Tot be.)
- What is your name?
- . (With ets dius?)
- (My name is ______ .
- . (My name is ________ )
- Nice to meet you.
- . ( enchanted to meet you)
- Please.
- . (Si us plau )
- You're welcome.
- . (of res)
- Yes.
- . (Yes )
- No.
- . (At the )
- Excuse
- . (Permiss.)
- Pardon me.
- . (Forgive me.)
- Excuse me.
- . (Forgiveness.)
- Goodbye.
- . (Farewell.)
- See you soon.
- . (Aviat ends/després.)
- I do not speak english well.
- . (At parlo bé l'anglés)
- Speaks Portuguese?
- . (Portuguese Parlas? )
- Is there anyone here who speaks Portuguese?
- . (Hi is there someone who speaks Portuguese?)
- Help!
- . (help )
- Good afternoon.
- . (Good afternoon.)
- Goodnight.
- . (Good nit.)
- I do not understand.
- . (However,)
- Where is the bathroom?
- . (Are you the toilet?)
Problems
- Leave me alone.
- . (let's do it )
- Do not touch me!
- . (not in toquis )
- I call the police.
- . (trick to the police )
- Police!
- . (police )
- I need your help.
- . (I need help )
- It's an emergency.
- . (you are an emergency )
- I'm lost.
- . (stretch perdut )
- I lost my suitcase [purse].
- . (he lost it my equiptge)
- I lost my wallet.
- . (he perdut la meva cartera )
- I am sick.
- . (stretch malal )
- I'm hurt/da.
- . (stretches the wound )
- I need a doctor.
- . (I need a metge. )
- Can I use your phone?
- . (puc utilitzar el your phone? )
Numbers
- 0
- . (zero )
- 1
- . (u, um )
- 2
- . ( twos)
- 3
- . (three )
- 4
- . (four )
- 5
- . (five )
- 6
- . (sis )
- 7
- . (set )
- 8
- . (vuit )
- 9
- . (nou )
- 10
- . (it gave )
- 11
- . (eleven )
- 12
- . (twelve )
- 13
- . (thirteen )
- 14
- . ( fourteen)
- 15
- . (fifteen )
- 16
- . (seventeen )
- 17
- . (disset )
- 18
- . (divuit )
- 19
- . (dino )
- 20
- . (vintage )
- 21
- . (vint-u )
- 22
- . (vintage )
- 23
- . (twenty-three )
- 30
- . (thirty )
- 40
- . (forty )
- 50
- . (fifty )
- 60
- . (seixanta )
- 70
- . (setnta )
- 80
- . (huge )
- 90
- . (noranta )
- 100
- . (scene )
- 200
- . (professors )
- 300
- . (three hundred )
- 500
- . (quinyents )
- 1000
- . (thousand )
- 2000
- . (out of a thousand, two thousand )
- 1,000,000
- . (a million )
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- . (name _____ )
- half
- . (meitat )
- any less
- . (girls )
- more
- . (month )
Parts of the day
- now
- . (plow )
- later
- . (down )
- before
- . (tabs of )
- morning
- . (matí, matina )
- afternoon
- . (late )
- night
- . (nit )
hours
- one in the morning
- . (you are la una del matí )
- two o'clock in the morning
- . (les dues del matí )
- noon
- . (my-day )
- one o'clock p.m
- . (la una de la tarda )
- two o'clock in the afternoon
- . (les dues of late )
- three thirty in the afternoon
- . (of the quarts of quatre de la tarda )
- midnight
- . (')
Duration
- _____ minute(s)
- . (____ minutes )
- _____ hour(s)
- . (____ hour, hours )
- _____ days)
- . (___day,dies )
- _____ week(s)
- . (___weeks,weeks )
- _____ month months)
- . (___months,months )
- _____ years old)
- . (___ any,anys )
Days
- today
- . (haha )
- yesterday
- . (ahir )
- tomorrow
- . (too much )
- this week
- . (this week )
- last week
- . (there last week )
- next week
- . (first week )
- Sunday
- . (dienge)
- Monday
- . (dilluns )
- Tuesday
- . (diarts )
- Wednesday
- . (dimecres )
- Thursday
- . (dijous )
- Friday
- . (divers )
- Saturday
- . (break up )
months
- January
- . (gene )
- February
- . (to go )
- March
- . (march)
- April
- . (April )
- May
- . (mai )
- June
- . (juny )
- July
- . (julyol )
- August
- . (august )
- September
- . (septembre)
- October
- . (october)
- November
- . (november)
- December
- . (dismember)
write time and date
September 21, 2005, "September twenty-first two thousand five"
September 21, 2005, vint-i-u de setemmbre de dos mil-cinc
Colors
- black
- . (black )
- White
- . (white )
- Gray
- . (gray )
- Red
- . (vermell )
- blue
- . (blah )
- yellow
- . (grok )
- green
- . (green )
- Orange
- . (orange )
- purple
- . (lila )
- Violet
- . ()
- pink
- . (rose )
- Brown
- . (brown )
Transport
bus and train
- How much does a ticket to _____ cost?
- . (What is a bitllet per _____?)
- A ticket to _____, please.
- . (Un bitllet per ____, si us plau.)
- Where does the train/bus go?
- . (Per on va the train/l'autobus?)
- Where does the train/bus stop for _____?
- . (On s'atura el train/autobus per _____?)
- Does this train/bus stop at _____?
- . (Aquest train/autobus to en ____?)
- When does the train/bus leave for _____?
- . (How long is the train/l'aautobus per _____?)
- When does this train/bus arrive at _____?
- . (When does the quest tren/autobus arrive at _____?)
Directions
- How am I going to _____?
- . (With vaig ____? )
- ...to the train station?
- . (the train station? )
- ...to the bus station?
- . (to the autobus stop? )
- ...to the airport?
- . (the airport?)
- ...in the middle?
- . (al center?)
- ...to the youth hostel?
- . (to l'alberg de la joventut?)
- ...to hotel _____?
- . (to l'hotel___? )
- ...to a nightclub/bar/party?
- . (to a disco/bar/party?)
- ...to an Internet cafe?
- . (to a speaker?)
- ...to the Brazilian/Portuguese consulate?
- . (al consulat braziler/portuguese?)
- Where there are many/many...
- . (On hi ha molts/molts...)
- ...hotels?
- . (hotels? )
- ...restaurants?
- . (restaurants? )
- ...bars?
- . (bars? )
- ...places to visit?
- . (llocs per visit? )
- ...women Men?
- . (done? /homes? )
- Can you show me on the map?
- . (Pots teach me on the map? )
- road
- . (carry )
- Turn left.
- . (spin the left )
- Turn right.
- . (Turn the right way )
- left
- . (left )
- right
- . (dret )
- always forward
- . (always endavant )
- towards _____
- . (in the sense of ____ )
- after _____
- . (despite ___ )
- before _____
- . (abans of____ )
- Look for _____.
- . (search)
- crossing
- . (crossing )
- north
- . (nord )
- south
- . (sud )
- East
- . (is )
- West
- . (west )
- climb
- . (punched )
- descent
- . (download )
Taxi
- Taxi!
- . (taxi! )
- Take me to _____, please.
- . (por´m al ______, si us plau. )
- How much does it cost to go to _____?
- . (What is the value of _____ )
- Take me there, please.
- . (porta´m the auest lloc,si us plau. )
- Follow that car!
- . (chase that cotxe! )
- Try not to run over any pedestrians.
- . (Intent on trampling anyone pedestrian. )
- Stop looking at me this way!
- . (Stop looking at me d'aquesta manera. )
- Ok, let's go.
- . (Okay, doncs anem. )
Accommodation
- Do you have rooms available?
- . (Are there rooms available?)
- How much does a room cost for one/two person(s)?
- . (How much is a dwelling worth per una/dues persones? )
- The room has...
- . (L'habitació té_____ )
- ...linen?
- . (savannas? )
- ...a bathtub?
- . (a banyera? )
- ...a phone?
- . (a phone? )
- ...a television?
- . (a tele? )
- Can I see the room first?
- . (Puc veure l´habitacion primer? )
- Is there something calmer?
- . (Hi there is some cosa mes tranquill? )
- ...larger?
- . (month grand?/major )
- ...cleaner?
- . (net month? )
- ...cheaper?
- . (cheap month )
- OK, I get it.
- . (Ok, fall amb aquest )
- I will stay _____ night(s).
- . (In Queré ___ nits. )
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- . (Pots suggest other hotel? )
- Do you have a safe?
- . (Do you have a safe? )
- ...locks?
- . ()
- Is breakfast/dinner included?
- . (Is the esmorzo/sopar included?)
- What time is breakfast/dinner?
- . (Is the fifth hour esmorzo/sopar? )
- Please clean my room.
- . (Si us plau, rent'm the habitació. )
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- . (pots wake me up to les )
- I want to check out.
- . (Vul fer the assortment register. )
Money
- Do you accept US/Australian/Canadian dollars?
- . (Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian Dollars? )
- Do you accept pounds sterling?
- . (Do you accept pounds sterling? )
- Do you accept credit cards?
- . (Do you accept credit cards? )
- Can you change me money?
- . (Pots canviar me el diner? )
- Where can I change money?
- . (On puc canviar el meu diner? )
- Can you exchange me a traveler's check
- . (Pots canviar me un xec de viatje? )
- Where can I exchange a traveler's check (a Traveler's Cheque)?
- . (On puc canviar un xec de viatje? )
- What is the exchange rate?
- . (Qina are you the canvi fee? )
- Where do you have an ATM?
- . (On hi there is an electronic box? )
food
- A table for one/two person(s), please.
- . (A table per una/dues personas, si us plau )
- Can I see the menu, please?
- . (Puc ver la carte, si us plau? )
- Can I see the kitchen, please?
- . (Puc see la cuina, si us plau? )
- Is there a house specialty?
- . (Hi is there a specialty of the house? )
- Is there a local specialty?
- . ()
- I'm a vegetarian.
- . (vegetarian soc )
- I don't eat pork.
- . (in menjo porc )
- Just like kosher.
- . (solement menjo kosher )
- Can you make it "lighter", please?
- . (Pots fer-ho més smooth, si us plau? )
- half portion
- . (mig-racio )
- a portion
- . (one reason )
- fixed price meal
- . ()
- à la carte
- . (a la letter )
- breakfast
- . (slump )
- lunch
- . (dinar )
- snack
- . (berena )
- to have lunch
- . (soup )
- bag
- . ()
- bakery
- . (panederia )
- I want _____.
- . (Vul ________ )
- I want a plate of _____.
- . (Vul un plat of _____ )
- Beef
- . (meat )
- chicken
- . (pollo )
- beef
- . (bistec )
- fish
- . (fish/fish )
- ham
- . ()
- sausage
- . ()
- barbecue
- . (barbecue )
- Vegetables (fresh)
- . (vegetables )
- potato
- . (duck )
- onion
- . (onion )
- carrot
- . (zanoria )
- mushroom
- . (fungus, arrow. )
- cucumber
- . (cucumber )
- tomato
- . (tomato )
- salad
- . (salad )
- fruit (fresh)
- . (fuses )
- pineapple/pineapple
- . (pinya )
- banana
- . (platan )
- Cherry
- . (cerise )
- Orange
- . (orange )
- lemon
- . (lime )
- Apple
- . (pom )
- Strawberry
- . (cutter )
- wait . (pear )
- peach
- . (peach )
- Others . (Others )
- bread
- . (Pan )
- toast
- . ()
- pasta
- . (pasta )
- rice
- . (rice )
- whole grain
- . ()
- bean
- . (frijoles )
- cheese
- . (format )
- eggs
- . (ous )
- salt
- . ((la) salt )
- black pepper
- . ()
- butter
- . ()
- Drinks
- . (begudos )
- Want a cup of _____?
- . (Vul vas of _____ )
- Want a cup of _____?
- . (Vul a cup of _____ )
- Want a _____ bottle?
- . ()
- coffee
- . (coffee )
- tea
- . (you )
- juice
- . (juice )
- sparkling water
- . (water amb gas )
- Water
- . (water )
- beer
- . (cerveza )
- milk
- . (lleit )
- soda
- . (refresh )
- red/white wine
- . (viny tint/white )
- with no
- . (amb/sense )
- ice
- . (gel )
- sugar
- . (sugar )
- sweetener
- . (saccharin )
- Can you give me _____?
- . (Pots donate me _____? )
- Sorry, waiter?
- . (Pardon, Camarer? )
- I'm done.
- . (Ya stretch. )
- I'm full.
- . (stretch hart )
- It was delicious.
- . (It was molt bó. )
- Please remove the dishes.
- . (If you please, remove them plats )
- Check please.
- . (El compte, si us plau. )
bars
- Do they serve alcohol?
- . (Did you sell alcohol? )
- Is there table service?
- . (Is there taulas service? )
- One beer/two beers, please.
- . (One cerveza/two cervezas, si us plau. )
- A glass of red/white wine, please.
- . (Un vas de viny tint/blanc, si us plau. )
- A mug, please.
- . ()
- A can/bottle, please.
- . (A can, if you stick. )
- whiskey
- . (wisk )
- vodka
- . (vodka )
- rum
- . (ron )
- Water
- . (water )
- club soda
- . ()
- tonic water
- . ()
- Orange juice
- . (grapefruit juice )
- Coke
- . (coke (never say "coke") )
- Do you have appetizers?
- . (tenen entrepans?)
- One more please.
- . (One month, if we please. )
- One more round, please.
- . (Mes una Ronda, si us plau. )
- What time do they close?
- . (Did the fifth hour tank? )
Purchases
- Do you have this in my size?
- . (Hi ha aixó en la meva talla? )
- How much?
- . (What is it worth? )
- Is very expensive.
- . (are you molt car )
- Accepted _____?
- . (Accepted ___? )
- expensive
- . (car )
- cheap
- . (cheap )
- I do not have enough money.
- . (in tinc diners enough. )
- I do not want.
- . (in the vul )
- You're deceiving me.
- . (are you cheating )
- I'm not interested.
- . (I'm not interested )
- OK, I will.
- . (ok, the port. )
- Can I have a bag?
- . (own a scholarship? )
- Ship to other countries?
- . (send them to other countries? )
- Need...
- . (I need )
- ...toothpaste.
- . (toothpaste )
- ...Toothbrush.
- . (teeth sepill )
- ...caps.
- . (tampons )
- ...soap.
- . (jabon )
- ...shampoo.
- . (shampoo )
- ...aspirin.
- . (aspirin )
- ...cold medicine.
- . (cold medicine )
- ...medicine for stomach pains.
- . (medicines per )
- ...a blade.
- . ()
- ...a umbrella
- . (a para-water )
- ...sunscreen.
- . (a sunscreen )
- ...a post card
- . ()
- ... (postage stamps).
- . ()
- ...stacks.
- . (dicks )
- ...plastic bags.
- . (plastic bags. )
- ...string.
- . (string )
- ...Scotch tape. . (cell )
- ...writing paper.
- . (letter paper )
- ...a pen.
- . (a boligraph )
- ...books in English.
- . (libres d´angles )
- ...a magazine in Portuguese.
- . (a magazine in portuguese )
- ...a newspaper in Portuguese.
- . (a periodical in portuguese )
- ...an English-Portuguese dictionary.
- . (a d'angles-portuguese dictionary )
To drive
- I want to rent a car.
- . (Vulgar un cotxe )
- Can I take out insurance?
- . (Puc fer un segur? )
- Stop (in a sign)
- . (To (at a semafor) )
- Oops!
- . ()
- one way
- . (unique sentiment )
- prohibited parking
- . (prohibit park )
- speed limit
- . (speed limit )
- gas station
- . (gas station )
- Gasoline
- . (Gasoline )
- diesel/diesel
- . ()
- subject to towing
- . ()
Authority
- It's his/her fault!
- . (you are la seva culpa! or La culpa es seva! )
- It's not what it looks like.
- . (It's not he who looks )
- I can explain everything.
- . (jo puc explain tot! )
- I didn't do anything wrong.
- . (no he fet res malament. )
- I swear I didn't do anything Your Guard.
- . (I swear no he fet res, senyor )
- It was a mistake.
- . (it will be a mistake )
- Where are you taking me?
- . (on in ports? )
- Am I detained?
- . (stretch detit? )
- I am a Brazilian/Portuguese citizen.
- . (soc un ciudata brasiler )
- I want to speak with the Brazilian/Portuguese consulate.
- . (vul parlar ammb el consulat brazil )
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- . (vul parlar amb un lawyer )
- Can I post bail now?
- . (puc pay bail ara? )
- Do you accept a bribe/kickback/beer?
- . (do you accept bribes/cervezita? )
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