Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Portugal
Second Language
India
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Assamese and Oriya
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
obrigado
How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Como você está?
Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
boa noite
Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
bom Dia
Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Por Favor
Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
pesaroso
Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
tchau
I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Chakma
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Brazil
Dialect 2
Hajong
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India
Portugal
Dialect 3
Rarhi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
India
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Português
Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
Português
French Name
bengali
portugais
German Name
Bengali
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
Not available
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
1000–1200 CE
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Bengali
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
beng1280
port1283
Linguasphere
59-AAF-u
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Bengali and Portuguese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Bengali and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Bengali and Portuguese language. Bengali word for "Hello" is হ্যালো (Hyālō) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Bengali Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Bengali vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Bengali vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Bengali Alphabets and Portuguese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Bengali and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Bengali and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Bengali is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.