My first Portuguese lesson

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Welcome to your first Portuguese lesson.

[edit] Basic phrases and words part 1

I	eu
yes	sim
no	não
you	você (1), tu (5)
hi	oi (2)
hello	olá (2)
goodbye	adeus, tchau (3)
My name is...	Meu nome é... (4)
My name is Fred.	Meu nome é Fred.
What is your name? (How are you called?)	Como se chama?

1 - Common in Brazilian Portuguese. Formal use in European Portuguese.

2 - Very informal. Use it only with people you are very familiar with. The Portuguese are formal and will judge you accordingly, but are usually happier when communicating.

3 - "Tchau" is too informal. "Adeus" means goodbye, but in a more definitive, final fashion, when you don't expect to see each other until the next day, for a long time, or even still alive; keep it for those occasions. Use the less final "até já" (see you right away), "até logo" (see you later [today]), "até à próxima" (until a next time) or the formal "foi um prazer" (it was a pleasure [being with you]).

4 - Unusual phrase construction, use the next formulation below.

5 - Only in some Brazilian regions (i.e. gaúchos from South).

: The sounds with European Portuguese accent. HolyZarkon 22:11, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Basic phrases and words part 2

English	European and African variant	American variant (Brazil)
Good morning	Bom dia
Good afternoon	Boa tarde
Good night	Boa noite
How are you?	Como está?
I'm fine, thank you	Estou bem, obrigado.
Where is a bank?	Onde há um banco?
Where can I get a bus?	Onde posso apanhar um autocarro?	Onde posso pegar o ônibus?
Where should I step down from the train?	Onde devo sair do comboio?	Onde devo sair do trem?
When will it open? / When will you open?	Quando abre?
When will it close? / When will you close?	Quando fecha?
A coffee, please.	Um café, por favor.
How much is it?	Quanto é?
Thank you very much.	Muito obrigado.
You're welcome.	Não tem de quê.	De nada. (Also in the European and African variant.)

The sounds with European Portuguese accent. HolyZarkon 22:09, 30 April 2007 (UTC)