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Die 50 häufigsten portugiesischen Ausdrücke, die Sie kennen müssen

Planen Sie eine Reise nach Portugal oder möchten Sie Portugiesisch kennenlernen? Es wird sicherlich nützlich sein, einige der gebräuchlichsten portugiesischen Ausdrücke zu lernen. Sie helfen Ihnen nicht nur dabei, sich zurechtzufinden, sondern vermitteln Ihnen auch einen allgemeinen Eindruck davon, wie Portugiesisch aussieht und klingt.

Here are some of the most common Portuguese phrases we use in everyday situations, from greetings to ordering food to asking for directions.

  1. Olá [oˈɫa]
    Hello
  2. Xau [ˈʃaw]
    Goodbye
  3. Obrigado/a [obɾiˈgadu/ɐ]
    Thank you (male/female)
  4. De nada [dɨ ˈnadɐ ]
    Gern geschehen
  5. Por favor [puɾ fɐˈvoɾ]
    Bitte
  6. Com licença [kõ ɫiˈsẽsɐ]
    Verzeihung
  7. Desculpe [dɨʃˈkuɫpɨ]
    Entschuldigung
  8. Não falo português [ˈnɐ̃w ˈfaɫu puɾtuˈgeʃ] 
    Ich spreche kein Portugiesisch
  9. Fala inglês? [ˈfaɫɐ ĩˈgɫeʃ?]
    Sprechen Sie Englisch?
  10. Sim [ˈsĩ]
    Ja
  11. Não [ˈnɐ̃w]
    NEIN
  12. Como está? [ˈkomu ʃˈta?]
    Wie geht es dir?
  13. Tudo bem [ˈtudu bɐ̃j]
    Everything’s good
  14. Sou de… [ˈso dɨ… ]
    I’m from…
  15. Como se chama? [ˈkomu sɨ ˈʃɐmɐ? ]
    Wie heißen Sie?
  16. Chamo-me… [ˈʃɐmu-mɨ…]
    My name is…
  17. Prazer em conhecê-lo/a [pɾɐˈzeɾ ɐ̃j kuɲɨˈse-ɫu/ɐ]
    Nice to meet you (male/female)
  18. Onde fica…? [ˈõdɨ ˈfikɐ…?]
    Where is…?
  19. Quanto custa? [ˈkwɐ̃tu ˈkuʃtɐ?]
    Wie viel kostet es?
  20. Gostava de… [guʃˈtavɐ dɨ…]
    I would like to…
  21. Aceita cartão de crédito? [ɐˈsɐjtɐ kaɾˈtɐ̃w dɨ ˈkɾɛditu?]
    Do you take credit card?
  22. Posso pagar em dinheiro? [ˈposu pɐˈgaɾ ɐ̃j diˈɲɐjɾu?]
    Can I pay in cash?
  23. Com certeza [kom səɾˈtəzɐ]
    Sure
  24. Preciso de ajuda [pɾɨˈsizu dɨ ɐˈʒudɐ]
    I need help
  25. Não entendi [ˈnɐ̃w ẽtẽˈdi]
    Ich habe es nicht verstanden
  26. Pode repetir, por favor? [ˈpodɨ ʁɨpɨˈtiɾ, puɾ fɐˈvoɾ?]
    Can you repeat, please?
  27. Pode falar mais devagar? [ˈpodɨ fɐˈɫaɾ ˈmajʒ dɨvɐˈgaɾ?]
    Can you speak more slowly?
  28. Aqui está [ɐˈki ʃˈta]
    Here it is
  29. Concordo [kõˈkoɾdu]
    I agree
  30. Não concordo [ˈnɐ̃w kõˈkoɾdu]
    I disagree
  31. Percebi [pɨɾsɨˈbi]
    I understood
  32. Não percebi [ˈnɐ̃w pɨɾsɨˈbi]
    Ich habe es nicht verstanden
  33. Como se diz… em português? [ˈkomu sɨ ˈdiʃ… ɐ̃j puɾtuˈgeʃ?]
    How do you say… in Portuguese?
  34. Pode-me mostrar no mapa? [ˈpodɨ-mɨ muʃˈtɾaɾ nu ˈmapɐ?]
    Can you show me on the map?
  35. Como chego lá ? [ˈkomu ʃeˈɡu ˈla]
    How to to get there?
  36. À esquerda [à ʃˈkeɾdɐ]
    To the left
  37. À direita [à diˈɾɐjtɐ]
    To the right
  38. Em frente [ɐ̃j ˈfɾẽtɨ]
    Straight ahead
  39. Desculpe, estou perdido/a [dɨʃˈkuɫpɨ, ʃˈto pɨɾˈdidu/ɐ]
    Sorry, I’m lost
  40. Estou à procura de… [ʃˈto à pɾuˈkuɾɐ dɨ…]
    I’m looking for…
  41. É longe daqui? [ˈɛ ˈɫõʒɨ dɐˈki?]
    Is it far from here?
  42. A que horas abre/fecha? [kɨ ˈoɾɐz ˈabɾɨ/ˈfɐjʃɐ?]
    What time does it open/close?
  43. Pode recomendar um restaurante [ˈpodɨ ʁɨkumẽˈdaɾ ˈũ ʁɨʃtawˈɾɐ̃tɨ]
    Can you recommend a restaurant?
  44. Queria… [kɨˈɾiɐ…]
    I would like to order…
  45. O menu, por favor [u mɨˈnu, puɾ fɐˈvoɾ]
    The menu, please
  46. Qual é o prato do dia? [ˈkwaɫ ˈɛ u ˈpɾatu du ˈdiɐ?]
    What’s the dish of the day?
  47. A conta, por favor [ɐ ˈkõtɐ, puɾ fɐˈvoɾ]
    The bill, please
  48. Preciso de fazer uma reserva [pɾɨˈsizu dɨ fɐˈzeɾ ˈumɐ ʁɨˈzeɾvɐ ]
    I need to make a reservation
  49. Gostava de cancelar a minha reserva [guʃˈtavɐ dɨ kɐ̃sɨˈɫaɾ ɐ ˈmiɲɐ ʁɨˈzeɾvɐ]
    I would like to cancel my reservation
  50. Até à próxima  [ɐˈtɛ à ˈpɾɔsimɐ]
    Bis zum nächsten Mal

Learning these common Portuguese phrases is an excellent way to get started. If you want to go beyond this first step, I recommend this read: Der beste Weg, Portugiesisch zu lernen: Schlüsselstrategien, um fließend zu sprechen.

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