Getting Around
Where is...? = Onde fica...?
Sounds like: On-jee fee-kah...?
Entrance = Entrada
Sounds like: En-trah-dah
Exit = Saída
Sounds like: Sah-ee-dah
Right = Direita
Sounds like: Jee-ray-tah
Left = Esquerda
Sounds like: Es-care-dah
Yes = Sim
Sounds like: Seeng (soft G)
No = Não
Sounds like: Nowng (soft G)
Help & Interaction
How much? = Quanto custa?
Sounds like: Kwan-toh coos-tah?
Do you speak English? = Você fala inglês?
Sounds like: Vo-say fah-lah in-glays?
I don't understand = Não entendi
Sounds like: Nowng en-ten-jee
Sorry = Desculpa
Sounds like: Des-cool-pah
Thank you = Obrigado/a
Sounds like: oh-bree-gado / gada
Please = Por favor
Sounds like: Por fah-vor
Excuse me = Com licença
Sounds like: Coe-ng lee-sen-sah (soft G)
Today = Hoje
Sounds like: Oy-jee
Tomorrow = Amanha
Sounds like: Ah-man-yuhn
Yesterday = Ontem
Sounds like: Own-teim
Greetings & Farewells
Hello, how are you? = Oi, tudo bem?
Sounds like: Oy tudu beng (soft G)
Good morning = Bom dia
Sounds like: Bong jee-ah
Good afternoon = Boa tarde
Sounds like: Bo-ah tar-jee
Good night = Boa noite
Sounds like: Bo-ah noy-chee
Bye = Tchau
Sounds like: Chow
Places
Bathroom = Banheiro
Sounds like: Baiyn-yeitto (“tt” rolled like "butter")
Hotel = Hotel
Sounds like: oh-tell
Restaurant = Restaurante
Sounds like: Heh-stow-ran-chee
Beach = Praia
Sounds like: Pry-ah
Dining & Drinking
Water = Água
Sounds like: Ah-gwah
Guraná (Famous Brazilian Soda)
Sounds like: Gwah-rah-nah
Beer = Cerveja
Sounds like: Ser-vay-zhah
Cachaca (sugar cane liquor)
Sounds like: ka-sha-sah
Caipirinha (staple cocktail, made with cachaca)
Sounds like: Cai-pee-reen-ya
Caipirsoka (staple cocktail, made with vodka)
Sounds like: Cai-pee-roska
The check / The bill = A conta
Sounds like: Ah con-tah
It was delicious = Estava uma delícia
Sounds like: Es-tah-vah oo-mah deh-lee-see-ah
Social & Conversation
My name is... = Meu nome é...
Sounds like: May-oh no-mee eh...
Nice to meet you = Prazer
Sounds like: Prah-zair
I don't speak Portuguese = Eu não falo português
Sounds like: Ay-oh nowng fah-low por-too-gays
Cheers! (Toasting) = Saúde!
Sounds like: Sah-oo-jee!
Money & Buying
Credit card = Cartão de crédito
Sounds like: Car-town deh creh-jee-toe
Cash = Dinheiro
Sounds like: Jin-yay-ro
Expensive = Caro
Sounds like: Cah-roo
Cheap = Barato
Sounds like: Bah-rah-toe
Useful Brazilian Slang/Fillers
Cool = Legal Sounds like: Leh-gow
Wow / Gosh = Nossa
Sounds like: Noh-sah (Used for surprise, like "Nossa! That's expensive!")
Okay? / Alright? = Tá?
Sounds like: Tah? (Used constantly, similar to "Okay?" or "You got it?")
Guy / Dude = Cara
Sounds like: Cah-rah
Food & Drink Specifics
Ice = Gelo
Sounds like: Jeh-low (Useful because drinks aren't always served with ice by default)
Chicken = Frango
Sounds like: Fran-go
Beef / Meat = Carne
Sounds like: Car-nee
Coffee = Café
Sounds like: Cah-feh
Tea = Xa
Sounds like: Shah