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Language
Portuguese pronunciation is not difficult because most sounds are also found in English.
The exceptions are the nasal vowels (represented in our pronunciation guides by ng after the
vowel), which are pronounced as if you’re trying to make the sound through your nose; and
the strongly rolled r (represented by rr in our pronunciation guides). Also note that the sym-
bol zh sounds like the ‘s’ in ‘pleasure’. The stress generally falls on the second-last syllable of
a word. In our pronunciation guides stressed syllables are indicated with italics.
PORTUGUESE BASICS EMERGENCIES
Hello. Olá. o·laa Help! Socorro! soo·ko·rroo
Goodbye. Adeus. a·de·oosh I’m lost.
How are you? Como está? ko·moo shtaa Estou perdido. (m) shtoh per·dee·doo
Fine, and you? Bem, e você? beng e vo·se Estou perdida. (f) shtoh per·dee·da
Excuse me. Faz favor. faash fa·vor ON THE ROAD
Sorry. Desculpe. desh·kool·pe
Yes. Sim. seeng I’d like to Queria ke·ree·a
hire a …
a·loo·gaar …
alugar …
No. Não. nowng bicycle uma oo·ma
Please. Por favor. poor fa·vor bicicleta bee·see·kle·ta
Thank you. Obrigado. (m) o·bree·gaa·doo car um carro oong kaa·rroo
Obrigada. (f) o·bree·gaa·da motorcycle uma mota oo·ma mo·ta
You’re
welcome. De nada. de naa·da
What’s your name? child seat cadeira de ka·day·ra de
kree·ang·sa
criança
Qual é o seu nome? kwaal e oo se·oo no·me
My name is … helmet capacete ka·pa·se·te
O meu nome é … oo me·oo no·me e … mechanic mecânico me·kaa·nee·koo
Do you speak English? petrol/gas gasolina ga·zoo·lee·na
Fala inglês? faa·la eeng·glesh service posto de posh·too de
I don’t understand. station gasolina ga·zoo·lee·na
Não entendo. nowng eng·teng·doo
DIRECTIONS
Where’s (the station)? Want More?
Onde é (a estação)? ong·de e (a shta·sowng) For in-depth language information and
Can you show me (on the map)? handy phrases, check out Lonely Plan-
Pode-me mostrar po·de·me moosh·traar et’s Portuguese Phrasebook. You’ll find
(no mapa)? (noo maa·pa)
them at shop.lonelyplanet.com.
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