Language Spoken in Lisbon
Can I visit Lisbon if I only speak English? Will I be able to make myself understood in restaurants? In Lisbon, the official language is Portuguese, of which there are 265 million speakers worldwide. The most common variant is in fact Brazillian Portuguese, with a little over 200 million speakers.
The official language is Portuguese. Even though Portuguese people generally have a good level of English, and you’re unlikely to have problems communicating, here's a list of useful Portuguese words and phrases.
Basic Expressions
- Hello
- Olá, Oi
- Good bye
- Tchau, adeus
- Good morning
- Bom dia
- Good afternoon
- Boa tarde
- Good night
- Boa noite
- Welcome
- Bem-vindo
- Yes
- Sim
- No
- Não
- Please
- Por favor
- Thank you
- Obrigado
- You're welcome
- De nada
- Excuse me
- Desculpe-me
Days of the Week
- Monday
- Segunda feira
- Tuesday
- Terça feira
- Wednesday
- Quarta feira
- Thursday
- Quinta feira
- Friday
- Sexta feira
- Saturday
- Sábado
- Sunday
- Domingo
Transportation
- Car
- Carro
- Metro
- Metrô
- Bus
- Autocarro
- Plane
- Avião
- Train
- Comboio
- Parking
- Estacionamento
- Car rental
- Alugar um carro
- Airport
- Aeroporto
- Departures
- Partida
- Arrivals
- Chegada
- Bus stop
- Ponto de Ônibus
- Metro station
- Estação de Metro
- Taxi rank
- Ponto de táxi
- Train station
- Estação Ferroviária
At a Restaurant
- Breakfast
- Pequeno Almoço
- Lunch
- Almoço
- Dinner
- Jantar
- Menu
- Cardápio
- Waiter
- Garçom
- Bill
- Conta
- Fork
- Garfo
- Knife
- Faca
- Spoon
- Colher
- Rare
- Mal-passado
- Medium
- Ao ponto
- Medium well
- Bem-passado
- Bread
- Pão
- Chicken
- Frango
- Pork
- Porco
- Veal
- Bezerro
- Fish
- Peixe
- Cheese
- Queijo
- Egg
- Ovo
- Beer
- Cerveja
- Juice
- Suco
- Milk
- Leite
- Tea
- Chá