Portuguese phrases for Brazil

Essentials

• Yes

  Sim

  SEENG

• No

  Não

  NOWNG

  Nasal vowel — let the "ng" hum through the nose.

• Please

  Por favor

  poor fah-VOR

• Thank you

  Obrigado

  oh-bree-GAH-doo

  Men say "obrigado"; women say "obrigada" (oh-bree-GAH-dah).

• Do you speak English?

  Você fala inglês?

  voh-SEH FAH-lah een-GLES

• I don't understand

  Não entendo

  nowng en-TEN-doo

• Please speak slowly

  Pode falar mais devagar?

  POH-jee fah-LAR mice jee-vah-GAR

• How much does it cost?

  Quanto custa?

  KWAHN-too KOOS-tah

• Where is the bathroom?

  Onde fica o banheiro?

  OHN-jee FEE-kah oo bahn-YAY-roo

Greetings

• Hello

  Olá

  oh-LAH

• Good morning

  Bom dia

  bohn JEE-ah

• Goodbye

  Tchau

  CHOW

• How are you?

  Tudo bem?

  TOO-doo BENG

  The usual reply is also "tudo bem".

  Literally: “All well?”

• Nice to meet you

  Prazer

  prah-ZEHR

  Literally: “Pleasure”

Courtesy

• Excuse me

  Com licença

  kong lee-SEN-sah

• I'm sorry

  Desculpe

  jees-KOOL-pee

• You're welcome.

  De nada.

  jee NAH-dah

• Cheers!

  Saúde!

  sah-OO-jee

Restaurants

• A table for two, please.

  Uma mesa para dois, por favor.

  OO-mah MEH-zah PAH-rah doys, poor fah-VOR

• Do you have a menu in English?

  Vocês têm cardápio em inglês?

  voh-SESS teng kar-DAH-pyoo eng eeng-GLESS

• I'll have this, please.

  Eu quero este, por favor.

  eh-oo KEH-roo ES-chee, poor fah-VOR

• Water, please

  Água, por favor

  AH-gwah, poor fah-VOR

• The check, please

  A conta, por favor

  ah KOHN-tah, poor fah-VOR

• Can I pay by card?

  Posso pagar com cartão?

  POH-soo pah-GAR kong kar-TOWNG

Directions

• How do I get to the station?

  Como eu chego na estação?

  KOH-moo eh-oo SHEH-goo nah es-tah-SOWNG

• Is it far from here?

  É longe daqui?

  eh LONG-zhee dah-KEE

• Can I walk there?

  Dá para ir a pé?

  dah PAH-rah eer ah PEH

Getting Understood

• I only speak a little.

  Eu falo só um pouco.

  eh-oo FAH-loo saw oong POH-koo

• Could you say that again, please?

  Pode repetir, por favor?

  POH-jee heh-peh-CHEER, poor fah-VOR

• Could you write it down, please?

  Pode escrever, por favor?

  POH-jee es-kreh-VEHR, poor fah-VOR

Time & Opening Hours

• What time do you open?

  Que horas vocês abrem?

  kee OH-rahs voh-SESS AH-breng

• What time do you close?

  Que horas vocês fecham?

  kee OH-rahs voh-SESS FEH-shang

Transport & Tickets

• One ticket, please.

  Uma passagem, por favor.

  OO-mah pah-SAH-zheng, poor fah-VOR

• Which platform?

  Qual é a plataforma?

  kwahl eh ah plah-tah-FOR-mah

• Does this go to the airport?

  Esse vai para o aeroporto?

  EH-see vy PAH-rah oo ah-eh-roh-POR-too

• Stop here, please.

  Pode parar aqui, por favor.

  POH-jee pah-RAR ah-KEE, poor fah-VOR

Hotels & Lodging

• I have a reservation.

  Eu tenho uma reserva.

  eh-oo TEH-nyoo OO-mah heh-ZEHR-vah

• What time is check-out?

  Que horas é o check-out?

  kee OH-rahs eh oo shek-OWT

• Could I leave my bags here?

  Posso deixar minhas malas aqui?

  POH-soo day-SHAR MEE-nyahs MAH-lahs ah-KEE

Airport & Border

• I'm here on holiday.

  Estou aqui de férias.

  es-TOH ah-KEE jee FEH-ryahs

• Where is baggage claim?

  Onde fica a esteira de bagagem?

  ON-jee FEE-kah ah es-TAY-rah jee bah-GAH-zheng

Shopping & Money

• I'm just looking, thank you.

  Só estou olhando, obrigado.

  saw es-TOH oh-LYAN-doo, oh-bree-GAH-doo

  Men say "obrigado"; women say "obrigada" (oh-bree-GAH-dah).

• That's too expensive.

  Está muito caro.

  es-TAH MOOY-too KAH-roo

• Could I have a receipt, please?

  Pode me dar a nota fiscal?

  POH-jee mee dar ah NOH-tah fees-KAHL

Wi-Fi & Phone

• Is there Wi-Fi here?

  Tem wi-fi aqui?

  teng wee-FEE ah-KEE

• I'd like a SIM card with data.

  Quero um chip com internet.

  KEH-roo oong sheep kong een-tehr-NEH-chee

  Brazilians say “chip” for a SIM card.

Meeting People

• My name is…

  Meu nome é…

  MEH-oo NOH-mee eh

• Where are you from?

  De onde você é?

  jee OHN-jee voh-SEH eh

What you'll hear

Questions and answers people are likely to say to you. You only need to recognize them.

• Passport, please.

  Passaporte, por favor.

  pah-sah-POR-chee, poor fah-VOR

• How long will you be staying?

  Quanto tempo vai ficar?

  KWAN-too TEM-poo vy fee-KAR

• For how many people?

  Para quantas pessoas?

  PAH-rah KWAN-tahs peh-SOH-ahs

• Are you ready to order?

  Já podem pedir?

  zhah POH-deng peh-JEER

• Cash or card?

  Dinheiro ou cartão?

  jee-NYAY-roo oh kar-TOWNG

• Go straight ahead.

  Siga em frente.

  SEE-gah eng FREN-chee

• Turn left.

  Vire à esquerda.

  VEE-ree ah es-KEHR-dah

• Turn right.

  Vire à direita.

  VEE-ree ah jee-RAY-tah