Countries
Israel
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Israel
Portugal
Second Language
Israel
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Poland
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Aramaic Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
obrigado
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Como você está?
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
boa noite
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
bom Dia
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Por Favor
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
pesaroso
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
tchau
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Israel
Brazil
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Portugal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Israel
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Português
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Português
French Name
hébreu
portugais
German Name
Hebräisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
1000 BC
3rd Century
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Indo-European Family
Branch
Canaanitic
Not Available
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
hebr1246
port1283
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Portuguese language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hebrew vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Hebrew vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.