Portuguese small talk vocabulary: 299 words
Everyday greetings, polite phrases and small talk to sound natural fast (English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese). This page lists 40 of them with their Portuguese translations, then lets you practise the full set in either direction with spaced repetition.
English to Portuguese: the first 40 words
| English | Portuguese | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| hello | olá | |
| goodbye | adeus | |
| good morning | bom dia | |
| good afternoon | boa tarde | |
| good evening | boa noite | |
| good night | boa noite | Said when someone is going to bed, not a greeting. |
| please | por favor | |
| thank you | obrigado | |
| you're welcome | de nada | |
| excuse me | com licença | |
| sorry | desculpe | |
| yes | sim | |
| no | não | |
| maybe | talvez | |
| of course | claro | |
| How are you? | Como estás? | |
| I'm fine | estou bem | |
| And you? | E tu? | |
| nice to meet you | muito prazer | |
| What's your name? | Como te chamas? | |
| My name is... | chamo-me... | |
| Where are you from? | De onde és? | |
| I'm from... | sou de... | |
| How old are you? | Quantos anos tens? | |
| Do you speak English? | Falas inglês? | |
| I don't understand | não entendo | |
| Can you repeat that? | Podes repetir? | |
| Speak slowly, please | fala devagar, por favor | |
| What do you do? | O que fazes? | Asking about someone's job or profession. |
| How's the weather? | Como está o tempo? | |
| It's sunny | está sol | |
| It's raining | está a chover | |
| It's cold | está frio | |
| It's hot | está calor | |
| Have a nice day | tenha um bom dia | |
| See you later | até logo | |
| See you tomorrow | até amanhã | |
| Take care | cuida-te | |
| Welcome | bem-vindo | |
| Congratulations | parabéns |
259 more words in the full “Small Talk & Greetings” library, each aligned across seven languages and scheduled for you by spaced repetition. Add it to your account and start drilling English to Portuguese in one click.
What to watch out for in Portuguese
- Accents count. Answers are graded accent-sensitively, so you need
áâãàçéêíó— LinguaSwap shows a one-tap keypad for them while you type. - 95 words carry a usage note in the full library, for the cases where a direct translation would mislead you.
Practise Portuguese small talk vocabulary
Words come back just before you would forget them, and every language direction is tracked separately.