Portuguese holiday phrases

26th July 2018

Emily Robertshaw

 

Portuguese Holiday Phrases

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Greetings and basic expressions

 

HelloOlá!(Oh-la!)
Good morningBom dia(Bom dee-a)
 Good afternoonBoa tarde(Bow-a tar-d)
 Good eveningBoa noite(Bow-a noit)
 How are you? Como está?(Co-moo esh-ta?)
 I’m very wellEstou bem(Esht-oh baing)
Yes  Sim(See)
No  Não(Now)
 Please Por favor(Por fa-vor)
Thank you Obrigado/Obrigada(O-brig-are-doo/O-brig-are-da) First = male Second = female
 You’re welcomeDe nada(D nar-da)
 Excuse meCom licença(Cong lee-sen-sa)
 Goodbye Adeus(Ad-ay-ush)

At the beach

 

The beach A praia(A pry-a)
Where is the beach? Onde é a praia?(On-d eh a pry-a?)
A sunbedUma espreguiçadeira(Oo-ma esh-pray-gee-sa-deye-ra) 
The swimming pool A piscina(A pee-see-na) 
A bottle of suncreamProtetor solar(Pro-te-tor sol-ar)  
A beach towelUma toalha de praia(Oo-ma toe-al-ya d pry-a) 
Please can I buy…?Quero comprar…?(Ker-oo com-prar…?) 

 

At a restaurant

 

Can I have a menu please?Um menu por favor?(Um meh-noo por fa-vor?)
Where are the toilets?Onde fica a casa de banho?
(On-d fee-ca a ca-za de ban-yo?)
A table for 2/3/4/5/6Uma mesa para dois/três/quatro/cinco/seis pessoas(Oo-ma may-sa pa-ra dois/tresh/quat-roo/sink-oo/saysh pe-sew-ash)
I would like…Eu gostaria…/ Posso pedir…(Ay-oo gosh-tar-ee-a/ Poss-oo ped-ee-r…)
A beerUma cerveja(Oo-ma sir-vay-ja)
A glass of red wineUm copo de vinho tinto(Um co-poo d vee-nyo tin-too)
A glass of white wineUm copo de vinho branco(Um co-poo d vee-nyo bran-coo)
A glass of waterUm copo de água(Um co-poo d a-gwa)
 A napkinUm guardanapo(Um gward-an-a-poo)
Some breadPão por favour(Pow por fa-vor)
A dessertUma sobremesa(Oo-ma so-bray may-sa)
The billA conta(A con-ta) 

 

Shopping

 

How much is it?Quanto custa?(Cwan-too cusha-ta?)
I’m just lookingEstou só a ver(Esh-toh s-o a vehr)
A t-shirtUm t-shirt(Um t-shirt)
A skirtUma saia(Oo-ma sigh-a)
A dressUm vestido(Um vesht-ee-doo)
A pair of trousersUm par de calças(Um par d cal-sash)
A pair of shoesUm par de sapatos(Um par d sa-pa-tosh)
A jacketUm casaco(Um ca-za-coo)
A postcardUm postal(Um posht-al)

Camping

 

To campAcampar(A camp-ar)
A backpackUma mochila(Oo-ma mo-cheel-a)
A picnic benchUm banco de piquenique
(Um bank-oo d peeq-neeq)
A sleeping bagUm saco-cama
(Um sack-oo-ca-ma)
To light a fireAcender um fogo(A-send-air um fo-goo)
A tentUma tenda de campismo(Oo-ma ten-der d cam-pee-shmoo)
Can I set my tent up here?Posso montar uma tenda aqui?(Poss-oo mon-tar oo-ma ten-der a-key?)
Go hikingCaminhar(Ca-mee-nyar)
A waterproof coatUma capa de chuva(Oo-ma ca-pa d choo-va) 

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