Say it like they do in Lisbon, not Rio

Good morning / Hello

Bom dia

🗣 bohm DEE-uh

Until lunch. Then "boa tarde" (BOH-uh TARD), and "boa noite" (BOH-uh NOYT) after dark.

Hi

Olá

🗣 oh-LAH

Please

Por favor

🗣 poor fuh-VOR

Thank you (said by a man)

Obrigado

🗣 oh-bree-GAH-doo

It agrees with the speaker, not the listener.

Thank you (said by a woman)

Obrigada

🗣 oh-bree-GAH-duh

Excuse me (to get past or get attention)

Com licença

🗣 kohn lee-SEN-suh

Sorry

Desculpe

🗣 dush-KOOLP

Yes / No

Sim / Não

🗣 seeng / nowng

Nasal endings: let the sound go through your nose.

Do you speak English?

Fala inglês?

🗣 FAH-luh eeng-GLESH

I don't understand

Não percebo

🗣 nowng pur-SAY-boo

In Brazil it is "não entendo"; in Portugal "não percebo" is more natural.

Could you speak more slowly?

Pode falar mais devagar?

🗣 POD fuh-LAR mysh duh-vuh-GAR

Goodbye / See you

Adeus / Até logo

🗣 uh-DAY-oosh / uh-TEH LOH-goo

An espresso, please

Uma bica, por favor

🗣 OO-muh BEE-kuh, poor fuh-VOR

Lisbon says bica; in Porto ask for "um cimbalino", or just "um café" anywhere.

A milky coffee in a glass

Um galão

🗣 oong guh-LOWNG

A custard tart

Um pastel de nata

🗣 oong push-TEL duh NAH-tuh

A small draught beer

Uma imperial

🗣 OO-muh eeng-pree-AHL

Lisbon and the south. In Porto and the north it is "um fino" (oong FEE-noo).

Tap water, please

Água da torneira, por favor

🗣 AH-gwuh duh toor-NAY-ruh

Still / sparkling

Sem gás / com gás

🗣 saing gash / kohn gash

A table for two

Uma mesa para duas pessoas

🗣 OO-muh MAY-zuh PAH-ruh DOO-ush puh-SOH-ush

No thanks, we don't want the starters

Não, obrigado, não queremos as entradas

🗣 nowng oh-bree-GAH-doo, nowng kuh-RAY-moosh uz eng-TRAH-dush

Bread, olives and cheese brought unasked (the couvert) are charged if you eat them. Saying this is normal, not rude.

What's the dish of the day?

Qual é o prato do dia?

🗣 kwahl eh oo PRAH-too doo DEE-uh

I'm vegetarian

Sou vegetariano / vegetariana

🗣 soh vuh-zhuh-tuh-ree-AH-noo / -nuh

I'm allergic to…

Sou alérgico / alérgica a…

🗣 soh uh-LER-zhee-koo / -kuh uh

The bill, please

A conta, por favor

🗣 uh KOHN-tuh, poor fuh-VOR

Where is…?

Onde fica…?

🗣 OHND FEE-kuh

Where is the toilet?

Onde é a casa de banho?

🗣 OHND eh uh KAH-zuh duh BUN-yoo

Brazilian "banheiro" is understood but sounds foreign here.

A ticket to…, please

Um bilhete para…, por favor

🗣 oong beel-YET PAH-ruh

Does this stop at…?

Este autocarro para em…?

🗣 ESHT ow-toh-KAH-roo PAH-ruh aing

The train / the bus

O comboio / o autocarro

🗣 oo kohm-BOY-oo / oo ow-toh-KAH-roo

Brazil says trem and ônibus; Portugal does not.

The next stop

A próxima paragem

🗣 uh PROH-see-muh puh-RAH-zhaing

Left / right / straight on

Esquerda / direita / em frente

🗣 shKER-duh / dee-RAY-tuh / aing FRENT

Is it far?

É longe?

🗣 eh LONZH

To the airport, please

Para o aeroporto, por favor

🗣 PAH-roo uh-eh-roh-POR-too

How much is it?

Quanto custa?

🗣 KWUN-too KOOSH-tuh

Can I pay by card?

Posso pagar com cartão?

🗣 POH-soo puh-GAR kohn kur-TOWNG

Do you need my tax number? No, thanks

Contribuinte? Não, obrigado

🗣 kohn-tree-boo-EENT? nowng oh-bree-GAH-doo

Cashiers ask "contribuinte?" or "com número de contribuinte?". Visitors usually just say no.

Just looking, thanks

Só estou a ver, obrigado

🗣 soh shtoh uh VER

A bag, please

Um saco, por favor

🗣 oong SAH-koo

Open / closed

Aberto / fechado

🗣 uh-BER-too / fuh-SHAH-doo

Help!

Socorro!

🗣 soo-KOH-roo

Call an ambulance

Chame uma ambulância

🗣 SHAH-muh OO-muh um-boo-LUN-see-uh

The number is 112 for police, fire and ambulance.

Call the police

Chame a polícia

🗣 SHAH-muh uh poo-LEE-see-uh

I need a doctor

Preciso de um médico

🗣 pruh-SEE-zoo doong MEH-dee-koo

Where is the pharmacy?

Onde fica a farmácia?

🗣 OHND FEE-kuh uh fur-MAH-see-uh

It hurts here

Dói-me aqui

🗣 DOY-muh uh-KEE

I have lost my passport

Perdi o meu passaporte

🗣 pur-DEE oo MAY-oo pah-suh-PORT

My bag was stolen

Roubaram-me a mala

🗣 roh-BAH-rowng-muh uh MAH-luh