Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
National Language
Portugal
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
United States of America
India
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
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
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
Como você está?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
boa noite
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
bom Dia
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
Por Favor
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
pesaroso
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
tchau
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
Eu te amo
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Chakma
Where They Speak
Brazil
Bangladesh, Burma, India
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Hajong
Where They Speak
Portugal
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Português
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Português
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
portugais
bengali
German Name
Portugiesisch
Bengali
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Not available
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
3rd Century
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Bengali
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
beng1280
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
59-AAF-u
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Portuguese and Bengali 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 Portuguese and Bengali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Bengali language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Bengali word for "Thank You" is ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Bengali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Bengali Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Bengali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Bengali 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 Portuguese and Bengali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Bengali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Bengali time required is 44 weeks.
