Portuguese 101

Greetings

• Olá (oh-LAH): hello
• Oi (oy): hi
• Bom dia (bohn JEE-ah): good morning
• Boa tarde (BOH-ah TAR-jee): good afternoon
• Boa noite (BOH-ah NOY-chee): good evening/good night
• Como você está? (KOH-moh vo-SEH es-TAH): how are you?
• Prazer (prah-ZER): nice to meet you

Polite Expressions

• Por favor (por fah-VOR): please
• Obrigado/Obrigada (oh-bree-GAH-doh/oh-bree-GAH-dah): thank you (male/female speaker)
• De nada (jee NAH-dah): you're welcome
• Com licença (kohm lee-SEN-sah): excuse me/pardon
• Desculpa (des-KOOL-pah): sorry
• Posso ajudar? (POH-soo ah-joo-DAR): can I help?
• Sem problema (same proh-BLEH-mah): no problem

Food/Restaurant Vocabulary

• A conta, por favor (ah KON-tah por fah-VOR): the check, please
• Água (AH-gwah): water
• Cardápio (kar-DAH-pyoo): menu
• Garçom/Garçonete (gar-SOHN / gar-so-NEH-chee): waiter / waitress
• Mesa para dois (MEH-zah PAH-rah DOYZ): table for two
• Eu quero… (eh-ooh KEH-roo): I want…
• Com/Sem gelo (kohm/same JEH-loh): with/without ice
• Açúcar (ah-SOO-kar): sugar
• Leite (LAY-chee): milk
• Conta separada (KON-tah seh-pah-RAH-dah): separate checks
• Pão (POWN): bread
• Frango (FRAN-goh): chicken
• Peixe (PAY-shee): fish
• Carne (CAR-nee): meat
• Bem passado (BENG pah-SAH-do): well done (meat)
• Ao ponto (ow PON-toh): medium
• Mal passado (MAHL pah-SAH-do): rare (meat)

Numbers

• Um (oong): one
• Dois (doyz): two
• Três (trayss): three
• Quatro (KWAH-troh): four
• Cinco (SEEN-koh): five
• Seis (sayss): six
• Sete (SEH-chee): seven
• Oito (OY-toh): eight
• Nove (NAW-vee): nine
• Dez (dez): ten
• Onze (ON-zee): eleven
• Doze (DOH-zee): twelve
• Treze (TRAY-zee): thirteen
• Quatorze (kah-TOR-zee): fourteen
• Quinze (KEEN-zee): fifteen
• Dezesseis (deh-zeh-SAYS): sixteen
• Dezessete (deh-zeh-SEH-chee): seventeen
• Dezoito (deh-ZOY-toh): eighteen
• Dezenove (deh-zeh-NAW-vee): nineteen
• Vinte (VEEN-chee): twenty
• Trinta (TREEN-tah): thirty
• Quarenta (kah-REN-tah): forty
• Cinquenta (seen-KWEN-tah): fifty
• Sessenta (seh-SEN-tah): sixty
• Setenta (seh-TEN-tah): seventy
• Oitenta (oy-TEN-tah): eighty
• Noventa (noh-VEN-tah): ninety
• Cem (SENG): one hundred

Slang

• Beleza? (beh-LEH-zah): “All good?”/cool
• Valeu! (vah-LEH-oo): thanks!/got it!
• Cara (KAH-rah): dude/guy