Countries
Afganistan
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Pakistan
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
- 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
Persian and Balochi Languages
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
obrigado
How Are You?
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Como você está?
Good Night
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
boa noite
Good Evening
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
boa Tarde
Good Morning
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
bom Dia
Please
(lotfan) لطفا
Por Favor
Sorry
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
pesaroso
Bye
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
tchau
I Love You
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Central Pashto
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Brazil
Dialect 2
Northern Pashto
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Portugal
Dialect 3
Wanetsi
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Afganistan, Pakistan
Daman and Diu
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
(paṧto) پښتو
Português
Alternative Names
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
Português
French Name
pachto
portugais
German Name
Paschtu
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Pashtun
Portuguese people or portugueses
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Iranian
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
pash1269
port1283
Linguasphere
58-ABD-a
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Pashto 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 Pashto and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Pashto and Portuguese language. Pashto word for "Hello" is (salaam) سلام or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Pashto Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Pashto vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Pashto vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Pashto 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 Pashto and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Pashto and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Pashto is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.