Tourism has been growing a lot in Portugal in recent years. Now, more and more people can speak English without a problem, but the further you go away from the most popular places, the less English they’ll know.
In addition, it’s always recommended to use some words or expressions in Portuguese (good morning, good afternoon, thank you very much…) as an attention gesture to their culture.
In today’s article, we’re going to see the most common expressions in Portuguese that you’ll need to know to survive in your vacations in Portugal.
Essential Portuguese Phrases
These are the typical phrases you’ll use all the time. We’ll see how to say good morning in Portuguese and some other phrases that you’ll find using all the time.
| English | Portuguese |
| Good morning | Bom dia |
| Buenas evening | Boa tarde |
| Buenas night | Boa noite |
| Thank you very much | Muito obrigado (if you are a man) or muito obrigada (if you are woman) |
| You are welcome | De nada or Por nada |
| Excuse me | Desculpa |
| Left | Esquerda |
| Right | Direita |
Other typical Portuguese phrases
If you want to go one step further, here you have other expressions that you can learn to integrate more in the Portuguese culture.
| English | Portuguese |
| What's yout name? | Como se chama? / Qual é seu nome? |
| My name is... | Me chamo... |
| How's it going? | Oi tudo bem? |
| How are you? | Como vai? |
| Nice to meet you | Muito prazer |
| What time is it? | Que hora é? / Que horas são? |
| What do you want? | O que você deseja? |
| I want you... | Quero que... |
| What do you do? | Qual é a sua profissão? |
| I'm... | Sou... |
| What's your age? | Qual é a sua idade? |
| I'm 25 years old | Tenho 25 anos |
| What's your address? | Qual é o seu endereço? |
| Where are you from? | De onde você é? |
| I am from London | Sou de London |
| Could you help me? | Você pode me ajudar? |
| What's the name of this street? | Qual é o nome dessa rua? |
With these expressions you will be able to survive in Portugal without any problem and, probably, you’ll make some locals smile.