The Portuguese course
Learn Portuguese ten words at a time
Português
Ten games of ten words: the hundred 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.
Portuguese challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Portuguese · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Oláoh-LAH
- Hello
- Oioy
- Hi
- Bom diabong DEE-ah
- Good morning
- Boa noiteBOH-ah NOY-teh
- Good night
- Muito obrigadoMWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo
- Thank you very much
- Obrigadooh-bree-GAH-doo
- Thanks
- De nadadeh NAH-dah
- You're welcome
- Por favorpoor fah-VOR
- Please
- Com licençakong lee-SEN-sah
- Excuse me
- Adeusah-DEH-oosh
- Goodbye
Portuguese · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- Uma imperial, por favorOO-mah eem-peh-ree-AHL por fah-VOR
- One beer please
- Um deste, por favoroom DEH-steh por fah-VOR
- One of these please
- Um café, por favoroom kah-FEH por fah-VOR
- One coffee please
- Dois, por favorDOYSH por fah-VOR
- Two please
- Mais um, por favormysh OOM por fah-VOR
- One more please
- Quanto é?KWAN-too eh
- How much is it?
- A conta, por favorah KON-tah por fah-VOR
- The bill please
- Posso…?POH-soo
- May I…?
- Saúde!sah-OO-deh
- Cheers!
- Santinhosan-TEEN-yoo
- Bless you
Portuguese · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- SimSEEM
- Yes
- NãoNOWN
- No
- Está bemesh-TAH baym
- Okay
- Claro, sem problemaKLAH-roo saym proh-BLEH-mah
- Sure, no problem
- Não seinown SAY
- I don't know
- Não percebonown per-SEH-boo
- I don't understand
- Fala inglês?FAH-lah een-GLAYSH
- Do you speak English?
- Um poucooom POH-koo
- A little
- Claro que simKLAH-roo keh SEEM
- Of course
- Está tudo bemesh-TAH TOO-doo baym
- Everything is fine
Portuguese · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Um / Umaoom / OO-mah
- One
- Dois / DuasDOYSH / DOO-ahsh
- Two
- TrêsTRAYSH
- Three
- QuatroKWAH-troo
- Four
- CincoSEENG-koo
- Five
- DezDESH
- Ten
- CemSAYM
- One hundred
- EuroEH-oo-roo
- Euro
- Com cartãocom kar-TOWN
- By card
- Em dinheiroaym dee-NYAY-roo
- In cash
Portuguese · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- PãoPOWN
- Bread
- LeiteLAY-teh
- Milk
- QueijoKAY-zhoo
- Cheese
- ÁguaAH-gwah
- Water
- Um saco?oom SAH-koo
- A bag?
- Tem…?taym
- Do you have…?
- Onde é…?ON-deh eh
- Where is…?
- Este / EstaEH-steh / EH-stah
- This one
- Mais nadamysh NAH-dah
- Nothing else
- Bom dia, tenha um bom diabong DEE-ah TEN-yah oom bong DEE-ah
- Have a nice day
Portuguese · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, 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
- Uma bica, por favorOO-mah BEE-kah por fah-VOR
- An espresso please
- Um copo de vinho, por favoroom KOH-poo deh VEEN-yoo por fah-VOR
- A glass of wine
- Uma Sagres, por favorOO-mah SAH-gresh por fah-VOR
- A Sagres beer please
- Bacalhau à Brás, por favorbah-kah-LYOW ah BRAHSH por fah-VOR
- Bacalhau à Brás please
- Está deliciosoesh-TAH deh-lee-see-OH-zoo
- It's delicious
- Sem açúcarsaym ah-SOO-kar
- Without sugar
- Para levarPAH-rah leh-VAR
- To take away
- Guarde o trocoGWAR-deh oo TROH-koo
- Keep the change
Portuguese · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Como está?KOH-moo esh-TAH
- How are you? (polite)
- Como estás?KOH-moo esh-TAHSH
- How are you? (casual)
- Estou bemesh-TOH baym
- I'm fine
- E você? / E tu?eh voh-SAY / eh TOO
- And you?
- Que novidades?keh noh-vee-DAH-desh
- What's new?
- Bom tempo, não é?bom TEM-poo nown EH
- Nice weather, huh?
- Até logoah-TEH LOH-goo
- See you soon
- Boa noiteBOH-ah NOY-teh
- Have a nice evening
- Cumprimentos à famíliakoom-pree-MEN-toosh ah fah-MEE-lyah
- Say hi to the family
- Tudo de bomTOO-doo deh bom
- All the best
Portuguese · Lesson 8 of 10
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?
- À esquerdaah esh-KER-dah
- Left
- À direitaah dee-RAY-tah
- Right
- Em frenteaym FREN-teh
- Straight ahead
- Aquiah-KEE
- Here
- Ali / Láah-LEE / LAH
- There
- O metrooo MEH-troo
- The metro
- A estaçãoah esh-tah-SOWN
- The station
- Um bilhete, por favoroom bee-LYEH-teh por fah-VOR
- One ticket please
- Pare aqui, por favorPAH-reh ah-KEE por fah-VOR
- Stop here please
Portuguese · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- HojeOH-zheh
- Today
- Amanhãah-mah-NYAH
- Tomorrow
- OntemON-taym
- Yesterday
- Agoraah-GOH-rah
- Now
- Mais tardemysh TAR-deh
- Later
- Que horas são?keh OH-rahsh sowng
- What time is it?
- Segunda-feiraseh-GOON-dah FAY-rah
- Monday
- SábadoSAH-bah-doo
- Saturday
- Domingodoh-MEENG-goo
- Sunday
- O fim de semanaoo feem deh seh-MAH-nah
- The weekend
Portuguese · Lesson 10 of 10
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
- O meu passaporteoo MEH-oo pah-sah-POR-teh
- My passport
- Foi roubadofoy roh-BAH-doo
- It was stolen
- É urgenteeh oor-ZHEN-teh
- It's urgent