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Portuguese Phrases For Travel: Greetings

Writer: Roxy Fleming
Roxy Fleming
Oct 22
3 min read

Updated: Oct 28

Spoken in: Angola, Brazil, Cabo Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Timor-Leste.

Language known locally as:Ā PortuguĆŖs or Lingua Portuguesa.Ā 

Alphabet:Ā Latin.


Traveling to a Portuguese speaking country and don't know a word of Portuguese?


No problem!


Travel With Confidence has you covered!!!


I'm Roxy, a veteran solo traveler who has been on the road since 2008. Every time I visited a new country, I found I needed to know a certain set of phrases to win the smiles of the locals 😃 After a while I realised I had created a master list of travel phrases; and I knew that if I had these phrases translated before landing in my new destination, then I would leave there with more than just photos and memories, I’d leave knowing I’d connected with the people who made each place special.Ā You see I learnt that you don’t need to be fluent in a language to make a big difference; sometimes, just a few simple phrases can turn a stranger into a friend.



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I began buying travel phrasebooks but soon realised they were full of unnecessary phrases which were simply added in to fill pages! All that meant was carrying around dead weight. šŸ‘ŽšŸ¼ No thank you!


That's why I decided to create my own phrasebook!


What began as a personal project, evolved into a mission to help fellow travelers worldwide. With the help of native speakers I met along my way, I began translating my list of phrases into 114 languages. Why 114 you ask? There are over 7,000 languages worldwide, but I determined that all you would need is 114 languages to communicate in every single country. 😮


I have now published my translations in a book called Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook; which is available to download or purchase from Amazon.


In the meantime, here are my Greeting Portuguese phrases for travel, for free šŸ¤‘


Portuguese Phrases For Travel

Portuguese Greetings


English

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Hello

OlĆ”

oh-lah

Good morning

Bom dia

bohn dee-ah

Good afternoon

Boa tarde

boh-ah tar-dee

Good evening

Boa noite

boh-ah noy-te

Goodnight

Boa noite

boh-ah noy-te

Goodbye

Tchau / Adeus

chow / ah-deh-oos

Have a nice day

Tenha um bom dia

ten-yah oon bohn dee-ah

How are you?

Como vai? / Tudo bem?

koh-moo vy / too-do ben

I’m good, and you?

Estou bem, e vocĆŖ?

es-toh ben, eh voh-seh?

Please

Por favor

por fah-vor

Thank you

Obrigado (m) / Obrigada (f)

oh-bree-gah-doo / dah

You’re welcome

De nada

the nah-dah

Enjoy your meal

Bom apetite

bohn ah-peh-tee-te

I love you

Eu te amo

eh-oo te ah-moo

What’s your name?

Como vocĆŖ se chama?

koh-moo voh-seh seh shah-mah

My name is ____

Meu nome Ć© ____ / Eu me chamo ____

meh-oo noh-meh eh / eh-oo meh shah-moo ____

Nice to meet you

Muito prazer

moyn-too prah-zehr

I’m from ____

Eu sou de ____

eh-oo soh deh ____

I’m ____

Eu sou ____

eh-oo soh ____

Cheers!

SaĆŗde!

sah-oo-de


Now you've got all the Portuguese Greeting travel phrases nailed, search through my other blogs to find:


  • Travel Basics Travel Phrases

  • Food & Dining Travel Phrases

  • Days & Numbers Travel Phrases


I'm busy uploading my entire book onto this website, so you can have it all for free. Why? Because I know that not everyone can afford to buy everything they want. I was a poor traveler for MANY years myself, so I know the struggle!


Therefore these blogs are my gift to travelers worldwide šŸŽ


However, if you don't want to spend all day searching through blogs and want your very own copy of my book to have at hand, when and where you need it, then head over to Amazon now and grab a copy.


The best thing about having your very own copy is:


You won't ever have to rely on wifi or data to communicate what you need!


From my many years of travel, this is without a doubt THE BEST REASON TO OWN MY BOOK!


You may think that everywhere has wifi or signal these days because that's the world you are used to. But when you land in a third world country or you trek out into remote locations, you quickly realise that your phone is absolutely useless in your new environment!


So make sure you're prepared for all eventualities and don't get caught out!



Want to look inside the book?


Download a sample version here šŸ‘‡šŸ½


Travel With Confidence The World Phrasebook

The Perfect Travel Companion!


Don't shop on Amazon? Send me an email at travelwithconfidence.world@gmail.comĀ and I'll arrange a personal copy direct to you!


Stay safe and happy travels,

Roxy.

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