Learn Portuguese ten words at a time
Português
Ten short games: the 102 most useful Portuguese words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Oláoh-LAH
- Hello
- Bom diabong DEE-ah
- Good morning
- Boa noiteBOH-ah NOY-teh
- Good evening
- Adeusah-DEH-oosh
- Goodbye
- Até logoah-TEH LO-goo
- See you
- Por favorpoor fah-VOR
- Please
- Obrigadooh-bree-GAH-doo
- Thank you
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
- You're welcome
- Desculpedesh-KOOL-peh
- Sorry
- Com licençakong lee-SEN-sah
- Excuse me
- Muito prazerMOON-too prah-ZEHR
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Queria...keh-REE-ah
- I would like...
- Este / EstaEH-steh / EH-stah
- This one
- Quanto é?KWAN-too eh
- How much is it?
- A conta, por favorah KON-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill, please
- Com cartãocom kar-TOWN
- By card
- Em dinheiroaym dee-NYAY-roo
- In cash
- ÁguaAH-gwah
- Water
- Cafékah-FEH
- Coffee
- Cháshah
- Tea
- Cervejaser-VAY-zhah
- Beer
- Sem...saym
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- SimSEEM
- Yes
- NãoNOWN
- No
- Está bemesh-TAH baym
- Okay
- Não percebonown per-SEH-boo
- I don't understand
- Fala inglês?FAH-lah een-GLAYSH
- Do you speak English?
- Pode repetir?POH-deh reh-peh-TEER
- Can you repeat that?
- Mais devagar, por favormysh deh-vah-GAR, poor fah-VOR
- Slowly, please
- O que é isto?oo keh eh EESH-too
- What is this?
- Preciso de...preh-SEE-zoo deh
- I need...
- Pode ajudar-me?POH-deh ah-zhoo-DAR-meh
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- Um / Umaoom / OO-mah
- One
- Dois / DuasDOYSH / DOO-ahsh
- Two
- TrêsTRAYSH
- Three
- QuatroKWAH-troo
- Four
- CincoSEENG-koo
- Five
- SeisSAYSH
- Six
- SeteSEH-teh
- Seven
- OitoOY-too
- Eight
- NoveNOH-veh
- Nine
- DezDESH
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Tem…?taym
- Do you have...?
- Onde é…?ON-deh eh
- Where is...?
- Abertoah-BEHR-too
- Open
- Fechadofeh-SHAH-doo
- Closed
- Um saco?oom SAH-koo
- A bag?
- Muito caroMOON-too KAH-roo
- Too expensive
- Tenho uma reservaTEN-yoo OO-mah reh-ZEHR-vah
- I have a reservation
- O pequeno-almoço está incluído?oo peh-KEH-noo al-MOH-soo esh-TAH een-kloo-EE-doo
- Is breakfast included?
- Qual é a palavra-passe do wifi?kwal eh ah pah-LAH-vrah-PAHS doo WAI-fai
- What's the wifi password?
- Posso...?POH-soo
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Uma mesa para dois, por favorOO-mah MEH-zah PAH-rah doysh por fah-VOR
- A table for two
- A ementa, por favorah eh-MEN-tah por fah-VOR
- The menu, please
- O que recomenda?oo keh reh-koh-MEN-dah
- What do you recommend?
- Não como...nown KOH-moo
- I don't eat...
- Sou alérgico a...soh ah-LEHR-zhee-koo ah
- I'm allergic to...
- CarneKAR-neh
- Meat
- FrangoFRAN-goo
- Chicken
- PeixePAY-sheh
- Fish
- Está deliciosoesh-TAH deh-lee-see-OH-zoo
- It's delicious
- Saúde!sah-OO-deh
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Como está?KOH-moo esh-TAH
- How are you?
- Estou bemesh-TOH baym
- I'm fine, thanks
- E você?eh voh-SAY
- And you?
- Como se chama?KOH-moo seh SHAH-mah
- What's your name?
- Chamo-me...SHAH-moo-meh
- My name is...
- De onde é?deh OHN-deh EH
- Where are you from?
- Sou de...soh deh
- I'm from...
- Gosto muitoGOSH-too MOON-too
- I like it
- É lindoeh LEEN-doo
- It's beautiful
- Bem-vindobaym-VEEN-doo
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Onde é a casa de banho?ON-deh eh ah KAH-zah deh BAN-yoo
- Where is the toilet?
- Como chego a...?KOH-moo SHEH-goo ah
- How do I get to...?
- À esquerdaah esh-KER-dah
- To the left
- À direitaah dee-RAY-tah
- To the right
- Em frenteaym FREN-teh
- Straight ahead
- Aquiah-KEE
- Here
- A estaçãoah esh-tah-SOWN
- Train station
- O autocarrooo ow-toh-KAH-roo
- Bus
- O aeroportooo ah-eh-roh-POR-too
- Airport
- Um bilhete, por favoroom bee-LYEH-teh por fah-VOR
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- Agoraah-GOH-rah
- Now
- Mais tardemysh TAR-deh
- Later
- HojeOH-zheh
- Today
- Amanhãah-mah-NYAH
- Tomorrow
- Hoje à noiteOH-zheh ah NOY-teh
- Tonight
- Quando?KWAN-doo
- When?
- A que horas abre?ah keh OH-rash AH-breh
- What time does it open?
- Um momento, por favoroom moh-MEN-too, poor fah-VOR
- One moment, please
- Minutosmee-NOO-toosh
- Minutes
- HorasOH-rash
- Hours
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Socorro!soh-KOH-roo
- Help!
- Chame um médicoSHAH-meh oom MEH-dee-koo
- Call a doctor
- A políciaah poh-LEE-syah
- Police
- A farmáciaah far-MAH-syah
- Pharmacy
- O hospitaloo osh-pee-TAL
- Hospital
- Estou perdido / Estou perdidaesh-TOH per-DEE-doo / esh-TOH per-DEE-dah
- I'm lost
- Não me sinto bemnown meh SEEN-too baym
- I don't feel well
- Foi roubadofoy roh-BAH-doo
- It was stolen
- É uma emergênciaeh OO-mah ee-mer-ZHEN-see-ah
- It's an emergency
- Deixe-me em pazDAY-sheh-meh aym PASH
- Leave me alone