🇵🇹Essential Portuguese phrases for beginners
If you're starting Portuguese from zero, these are the phrases to learn first. They cover the moments you'll hit on day one — saying hello, being polite, asking for help, ordering food and finding your way. Each one is native-checked, with romanization to help you say it, and a tap through to usage and related phrases.
How to use this list: don't try to memorize all of them at once.
Learn the greetings and the courtesy phrases first — they're the ones you'll use every single day — then add
a few situational ones (directions, food, emergencies) before a trip. Say each out loud; reading silently
won't build the muscle. When you're ready, practice them with a real Portuguese speaker.
- 1 Vamos jantar na próxima sexta-feira?How to say →
Let's have dinner next Friday?
- 2 Vamos ao cinema depois do trabalho hoje à noite?How to say →
Let's go to the movies after work tonight?
- 3 Podemos nos encontrar na praia no fim de semana?How to say →
Can we meet at the beach this weekend?
- 4 Vamos ao mercado comprar algumas coisas?How to say →
Let's go to the market to buy some things?
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From phrasebook to real conversation
These essentials get you started. To actually speak Portuguese, practice them out loud — free with native-speaker peers, or 1-1 with a vetted tutor.