Portuguese phrases - spelt phonetically as well as correctly, please!?

Question

I'm going to the Algarve in Portugal in a few weeks and would really like to pick up some of the basics of the language to help me out while I'm out there, as well as to avoid alienating the locals!

Any common phrases for use in hotels, restaurants, shops and general greetings would be great, thanks.

Also, please could I have them in the English form, the Portuguese spelling and then sounding out the Portuguese translation phonetically so I know I am using the correct pronunciation.

Many, many thanks! :)

Answer 1

Ah Portugal, very nice. Normally, I study Brazilian Portuguese but I also know about the differences between the variants, so I think I can help you.

My name is....- Eu chamo-me (Ewww shah-moo mey)

I am from the United States- Eu sou dos Estados Unidos (Eww soe doosh Eshtadosh Ooneedoosh)

I'm from England- Sou da Inglaterra (Soe dah Een-glah-teh-hah)

Excuse me/Pardon me- Com licença (Kong lee-sen-sah)

Where is the hotel?- Onde fica o hotel? (Own-day fee-kah oo oe-tel)

How much does it cost?- Quanto custa? (Kwan-too coosh-tah)

Can you help me please?- Por favor você pode me ajudar? (Poor fah-voor voe-say poe-day may ah-jzhoo-dar)

What is your name/What is it called- Como chama-se? (Koe-moo shah-mah say)

I need a room for two nights- Eu preciso de um quarto por duas noites (Eww preh-see-zoo day ung kwar-too poor doo-ash noy-tash)

Tell me....- Diga-me (Dee-gah may)

Do you know... Você sabe (Voe say sah-bay)

I want to buy- Eu quero comprar (Eww keh-doo kom-prahr)

I would like to eat- Eu gostaria de comer (Eww goesh-tah-ree-ah day koe-mehr)

The food is good- A comida está boa (Ah koe-mee-dah esh-tah boe-ah)

Good morning/Good day- Bom dia! (Bong dee-ah)

Good afternoon- Boa tarde (Boe-ah tar-duh)

Good evening/night- Boa noite (Boe-ah noy-tuh)

Hello- Olá (Owe-lah)

Hey- Oi (Oy)

Thank you- Obrigado[if you are male]/Obrigada[if you are female] (Owe-bree-gah-doo) (Owe-bree-gah-dah)

You're welcome- De nada (Day nah-dah)

How are you?- Como está? (Koe-moo esh-tah)

Good-bye/Farewell- Adeus (Ah-day-oosh)

Bye- Tchau (Chow)

Do you speak English- Fala inglês? (Fah-lah Eeng-laysh)

I don't speak Portuguese very well- Eu não falo português muito bem (Eww now fah-loo poor-too-gaysh moo-ee-too bang)

Can you speak more slowly?- Pode falar mais devagar por favor? (Poe-day fah-lar my-sh day-vah-gar poor fah-vore)

Ok these are the most common ones I can think of. It was a little hard writing the pronunciation guide but I hope you understand. I you need more help or would like me to translate some other phrases/sentences I'll be more than happy to do so. Just send me an e-mail from my profile page.

See you.