Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Portugal
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
United States of America
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
South Africa
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Thank you
How Are You?
Como você está?
How are you?
Good Night
boa noite
Good Night
Good Evening
boa Noite
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
bom Dia
Good Morning
I Love You
Eu te amo
I love you
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
American English
Where They Speak
Brazil
United States of America
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Portugal
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
United Kingdom
Native Name
Português
English
Alternative Names
Português
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French Name
portugais
anglais
German Name
Portugiesisch
Englisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
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Origin
3rd Century
5th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Standard English
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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engs
Glottocode
port1283
stan1293
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Portuguese and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and English language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs English Difficulty
The Portuguese vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.