Being an autonomous region of Portugal, the language spoken on the islands is Portuguese. Although many young people now speak English, you will find that on the smaller islands it is less so. Therefore learning a few Portuguese phrases before you visit will help you get by while you are on the islands.



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English	Portuguese	How to pronounce
Good morning	Bom Dia	Bohng dee-ah
Good Afternoon	Boa tarde	Boa tar de
Good Evening/Night	Boa Noite	Boa Noy te
Please	Faz favor Por favor	Fash fa vohr Por fa vohr
Thank you	Obrigada (F) Obrigado (M)	O bree gada (F) O bree gadoh (M)
Goodbye	Adeus	Ad ee oos
Yes	Sim	seig
No	Nao	nowg
How much does it cost?	Quanto custa? Quanto escudo?	qwanto kush ta? qwanto esh cudo?
My name is	Me chama	May shama
Zero One two three four five six seven eight nine ten	Zero um dois três quatro cinco seis sete oito nove dez	Zero um doysh trez cat-o sink-o sesh set oyt-o nerve desh
Eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty	onze doze treze catorze quinze dezasseis dezassete dezoito dezanove vinte	onse dooz treez catoz kinz-e dez-a-seisch dez-a-set dez-a-oit-o dez-a-nerve vinte
Big	Grande	grand e
Small	Pequeno	pe ken oo
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday	Domingo Segunda-feira terca-feira Quarta-feira Quinta-feira Sexta-feira Sabado	Domingo seg un da - fare ra ter ser a - fare ra Qu arta - fare ra Quin ta - fare ra sesh ta - fare ra sa ba do

 

 

 

 

 

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