Lonely Planet Portuguese Phrasebook & Dictionary

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This phrase is much more informal and probably if you use it this way, you are going to get a very informal reply too. The most important gender difference that travellers need to know is "thank you". Men say obrigad o, and women say obrigad a. ( Obrigado/a is an adjective which literally means "obliged".) Learning other adjective differences can also come in handy. "I am tired" is estou cansad o for men and estou cansad a for women. Most adjectives follow this pattern. I hope that you have enjoyed this article and that you use these phrases when you are having a conversation in Portuguese. If you’re planning a trip to Brazil or Portugal, or if you simply want to improve your conversational Portuguese, you’ll want to have this Portuguese phrasebook by your side!

It takes time to build up your vocabulary, study the grammar rules and get your pronunciation just right.Plurals edit A 16th-century Portuguese orthography guide. After centuries of writing reforms, many of the spellings are now archaic.

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Greetings are often the first thing you cover when learning a new language—and in Portuguese, it’s no different. OPEN Aberto ( uh-BEHR-too, /ɐ.ˈbɛɾ.tu/) CLOSED Fechado ( f(ih)-SHAH-doo, /fɨ.ˈʃa.du/) ENTRANCE Entrada ( ihn-TRAH-duh, /ẽ.ˈtɾa.dɐ/) EXIT Saída ( suh-EE-duh, /sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/) PUSH Empurre ( ehm-POO-rr(ih), /ẽ.ˈpu.ʁɨ/) PULL Puxe ( POO-sh(ih), /ˈpu.ʃɨ/) TOILET/RESTROOM Casa de banho ( KAH-zuh d(ih) BUH-nyoo, /ˈka.zɐ dɨ ˈbɐ.ɲu/) MEN Homens or Senhores ( AW-muhnsh, suh-NYOH-r(ih)sh, /ˈɔ.mɐ̃jʃ/, /sɐ.ˈɲo.ɾɨʃ/) WOMEN Mulheres or Senhoras ( moo-LYEH-r(ih)sh, suh-NYOH-ruhsh, /mu.ˈʎe.ɾɨʃ/, /sɐ.ˈɲo.ɾɐʃ/) FORBIDDEN Proibido ( proo-ee-BEE-doo, /pɾu.i.ˈbi.du/)