Olà! This week our featured language is Portuguese. Keep reading to learn more about the language and our favorite resources.
Quick Facts:
- Portuguese is the sole official language of Portugal, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Angola, and São Tomé and Principe (co-official language in East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, and Macau)
- Only 5% of Portuguese speakers live in Portugal
- Portuguese is the fastest-growing European language after English
- There are about 230 Million Speakers
- Portuguese uses the 26 letter Latin Script
- The Portuguese language is different in Brazil than it is in Portugal
- Portuguese words like cobra, flamingo, and piranha are also used in English
- The longest Portuguese word (anticonstitucionalíssimamente, which means “in a very unconstitutional way”) has 29 letters
Key Words and Phrases:
Yes – sim
No – não
Thank You – obrigado
Good Bye – adeus or chao
Good Morning – bom dia
Good Afternoon – boa tarde
Good Night – boa noite
I’m Sorry – desculpe
See You Later – até logo
Can I? – posso?
How much? – quanto?
Here – aqui
There – ali
Near – perto
Far – longe
Hot – quente
Cold – frio
New – novo
Old – velho
Yesterday – ontem
Today – hoje
Tomorrow – amanhã
I need help. – Preciso de ajuda
Where’s __ Street? – Onde é a rua __
Do you know…? – Você sabe…?
Good – bom
Bad – mau
Breakfast – pequeno-almoço
Lunch – almoço
Snack – lanche
Dinner – jantar
Where Can I Learn Portuguese?
- City Speakeasy Beginner Portuguese Class (up to $100 off if you buy on Lexody)
- BBC
- Duolingo
- Easy Portuguese
- Rosetta Stone
- Babbel
- Zig Zag
- Learn Portuguese with Rafa
- Semantica Portuguese
- Portugueses No Mundo Podcast
- NHK World News
- Recontando
Portuguese Music
- Amália Rodrigues
- Chico Buarque
- Raul Seixas
- MCs Racionais
- Best Youth
- Sam the Kid
- Buraka Som Sistema
- Xutos e Pontapés
Portuguese Movies/TV Shows
