Conversational Portuguese Survival Phrases
The following Portuguese language lesson is an excerpt from Transparent Language's Portuguese software,
PortugueseNow!. The Basic Portuguese Phrases and the Portuguese Phrases for Meeting and Greeting
will lead you to the Portuguese Dialog at the end, which exemplifies how these Portuguese
survival phrases are used in conversational Portuguese. Single click on the phrase to hear the Portuguese pronunciation spoken by a native Portuguese speaker. Take advantage of this language resource as you learn to speak Portuguese!
(Warning: Each time you click on a phrase a new audio player is
opened.)
Bom dia. Good morning.
Boa tarde. Good afternoon.
Boa noite. Good night.
Fala inglês? Do you speak English?
Há alguém aqui que fala inglês? Does
anyone here speak English?
Onde posso encontrar alguém que fale inglês?
Where can I find someone who speaks English?
Desculpe-me por falar tão mal o português.
Excuse my poor Portuguese.
Só falo um pouco de português. I
only speak a little Portuguese.
É um prazer conhecê-lo. I am pleased to
meet you.
Falaram-me muito de você. I have heard so
much about you.
Foi um prazer conhecê-lo. It was nice
meeting you.
Não entendo. I don't understand.
Compreendo perfeitamente. I understand
perfectly.
Compreende? Do you understand?
Compreendo-o se falar devagar. I
understand if you speak slowly.
É muito melhor. That is much better.
Que disse? What did you say?
Que tenha um bom dia! Have a nice day!
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