Grammar

Gender

indicates feminine word :: word ends in “a”
indicates masculine word :: word ends in “o” (“dia” meaning “day”, as in “bom dia” meaning “good morning” is a rare exception)
words ending in “e” :: could be either gender

Verbs change a lot between different subject pronouns, so subject pronoun doesn’t need to be included
- The verb implies the subject pronoun. A given verb can only work with a single subject pronoun.

Good night (“night” defined as after sunset) :: boa noite
tu ::: you (informal)
você ::: you (formal)
- More letters, more formal
bem ::: good (neutral gender)
Tudo bem, e consigo? ::: I’m good (literally, all good), and you?
Estou bem (esh-too; neutral) ::: I’m good.
- “E” at the beginning of “estou” goes away. “s” before consonant is pronounced “sh”
Estou ótimo! ::: I’m great
mais ou menus (mijh oh meinosh) ::: So so (literally “more or less”)
Q: “Tudo bem?” A: “Tudo bem”
- Can answer with the same thing
- Q: “All good?” A: “All good”
Prazer ::: nice to meet you
Obrigado (o-bree-gah-doo). Igualmente! ::: Thanks! Same to you (literally “equally”)
De nada. (duh nad-uh) ::: You’re welcome
- slightly more common than ora essa
Ora essa! ::: You’re welcome
Se faz favor (suh fahj fuvor) ::: Please (less) or excuse me (e.g., when entering a shop)
Por favor (pore fuvor) ::: Please (begging)
como te chamas (como tuh sha-mush) ::: “What is your name?”
Qual é o teu nome? (qual eh oo too nome-uh) ::: “What is your name?” (literally “How are you called?“)
- O meu nome é Devon ::: I am called Devon
  - O meu- my
  - nome- name
  - é - is
- Chamo-me Devon (shamo muh) ::: I am called (I call myself Devon)
Muito prazer! (moo-een-toe) ::: Very nice to meet you
- Pronounced like Muinto
Oi ::: hi
- more common in Brazil
- In Portugal, “ola” is more common

Português ::: Word for the language “Portuguese” in the language
- Pronounce like por-too-gesh
circumflex ::: little hat (e.g., ô)
Stress syllable containing it or any other accent
“s” as last letter in word- pronounced as “sh”
m last letter in word is nasalation (air comes through nose)
When answering the phone, Portuguese answer with “Estou” or “I am