Hello. Bom dia. (bon DEE-ah/ JEE-ah (Rio))
Hello. (informal) Olá. (O-lá)
Thank you. (said by a man) Obrigado. (ob-ree-GAH-doo)
Thank you. (said by a woman) Obrigada. (ob-ree-GAH-dah)
How are you? Como está? (KOH-moh ish-TAH?)
How are you? Tudo Bem? (TOO-do BENG?) Very common in Brazil.
Fine, thank you. Bem, obrigado/a. (BENG, ob-ree-GAH-doo/dah)
Everything is OK. (Lit. "All is well") Tudo Bem. (TOO-do BENG)
What is your name? (Lit. "How are you pronounced?") Como se chama? (KOH-moh se SHA-ma?)
My name is ______ . (O) meu nome é ______ . ({oh} mew NOME
ey _____ .) The "O" is usually omitted in Brazil.
Nice to meet you. Muito prazer em conhecê-lo. (MOOY-to pra-ZEHR
eng koh-nye-SEH-lo)
Please. Por favor. (pohr fa-VOHR)
You're welcome. De nada. (je NAH-dah)
Yes. Sim. (SEE (Port.) / SEEN (Brazil))
No. Não. (NOWNG)
Excuse me. (getting attention) Com licença (desh-KULP (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay
(Brazil))
Excuse me. (begging pardon) Desculpe. (desh-KULP (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay (Brazil))
I'm sorry. Desculpe. (desh-KULP (Port.)/ desh-KUL-pay (Brazil))
Goodbye Adeus. (uh-DEOOSH.)
Goodbye (informal) Tchau. (CHOW)
See you later Até logo. (ah-TEH LOH-goo)
I can't speak Portuguese [well]. Não falo [bem] Português. (NOWNG
fah-loo [beng] por-too-GEZH)
Do you speak English? Fala Inglês? (fah-lah ing-GLEZH?)
Is there someone here who speaks English? Há aqui alguém que fale Inglês?
(AH ah-KEE al-GENG keh FAH-leh ing-GLEZH?)
Help! Socorro! (soo-KOO-hoo!)
Good day. Bom dia. (bon DEE-ah/ JEE-ah (Rio))
Good evening. Boa tarde. (bo-ah /TARD (Port)/ TAR-day (Brazil)/
TAR-jay (Rio))
Good night. Boa noite. (bo-ah NOIT (Port.)/ NOI-chay (Brazil))
I don't understand. Não compreendo. (NOWNG kom-pre-EN-doo)
Where is the toilet? (Port.) Onde é a casa-de-banho? (OND eh a KAH-sah
de BAH-nyoo? (Port.))
Where is the toilet? (Brazil) Onde é a banheiro? (OND-de (Brazil) /
OND-je (Rio) eh a bah-NYAY-row?)
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