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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Camino Frances-May/June 2015 , hopefully the Camino Portuguese in 2017
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Hi friends
My husband and I did the Camino Frances in 2015, and flying to LIsbon to walk Camino Portuguese May 18th this year, through to Finisterre and Muxia, very excited! I had full intentions of learning some Portuguese before we left but somehow life got in the way and now our walk is just around the corner.
Can anyone who has done it, please tell me what are the most useful Portuguese phrases we will need to get by on a day-to-day basis ie ordering coffee and food, finding a bed, exchanging pleasantries etc. Hopefully we will remember our little bits of Spanish also to get us by
Thanks guys!
In all likelihood, people in hotels will speak some English, but it's always nice to have some words and phrases in the local language. Here's a link to a blog with some helpful Portuguese phrases for OP:
(from www.isabellestravelguide.com/portuguese-phrases.html)
Yes/No ~ Sim/Não (sieng/naung)
Please ~ Por favor(pòr fah-vor)
Thank you ~ Obrigado/da (o-brie-ga-doe/dah)
Excuse me ~ Desculpe (disj-koelp)
Hello ~ Olá (oh-lah)
Goodbye ~ Adeus (a-de-oesj)
How are you? ~ Como está? (koh-moe sjtah?)
Very well, thank you ~ Bem, obrigado/da (being o-brie-ga-doe/da)
I don’t understand. ~ Não compreendo. (naung kom-prie-èn-doe)
Do you speak English? ~ Fala inlgês? (fa-lah ieng-gleesj?)
I’m sorry. ~ Desculpe. (diesj-koelp)
Do you have any vacant rooms? ~ Tem um quarto livre? (teing oeng kwar-too lievr)
I have a reservation. ~ Tenho um quarto reservado (ten-joe oeng kwar-toe re-ser-va-do)
menu ~ a lista (ah liesj-tah)
breakfast ~ pequeno-almoço (pe-kè-noe-al-mò-soe)
lunch ~ almoço (al-mò-soe)
dinner ~ jantar (zjan-taar)
Food: rare, medium, well done ~ mal passado (mahl pah-sah-doe), médio (mè-die-oe)
The bill, please ~ A conta por favor/faz favor (ah kon-tah por fah-vor/faasj fah-vor)
A few notes:
Bom Caminho!! (Buen Camino!)
- If you are a female, say "Obrigada" for "Thank you" (it means "thanks,", but in the sense of "I am obliged", so matches the gender of the person speaking).
- To be able to hear how the words are pronounced, I use the Google Translate app. Type in the foreign phrase and click on the little sound button at the top and the app will pronounce it for you. (Note: It sounds like the Portuguese in the Google Translate app is more Brazilian Portuguese, but you will be understood! It's just a slight difference in accent and pronunciation)
- The Google Translate app also has a camera function so you can use your camera to look at a menu, for example, and it will translate it on your screen. Not always 100% accurate, but quite helpful and sometimes the translations are unintentionally hilarious.
This is brilliant and will help us so much, thanks!!I walked from Lisbon and that was a spontaneous trip for me, so no knowledge of Portguese whatsoever. Obrigada/o (thank you) was one of the few words that helped a lot on the way. The Portugese in general speak English well, and not only in the touristic spots, especially the younger ones, in comparison to their neighbours in Spain. I think it might be easier for them to speak English then to talk to you in Spanish, they understand it but there was so much rivalry and tension in the past between these two countries that they might find it easier to talk in neutral English. And if you do try to speak some Portuguese they appreciate it even more.
Thanks so much for all the info!!In all likelihood, people in hotels will speak some English, but it's always nice to have some words and phrases in the local language. Here's a link to a blog with some helpful Portuguese phrases for OP:
(from www.isabellestravelguide.com/portuguese-phrases.html)
Yes/No ~ Sim/Não (sieng/naung)
Please ~ Por favor(pòr fah-vor)
Thank you ~ Obrigado/da (o-brie-ga-doe/dah)
Excuse me ~ Desculpe (disj-koelp)
Hello ~ Olá (oh-lah)
Goodbye ~ Adeus (a-de-oesj)
How are you? ~ Como está? (koh-moe sjtah?)
Very well, thank you ~ Bem, obrigado/da (being o-brie-ga-doe/da)
I don’t understand. ~ Não compreendo. (naung kom-prie-èn-doe)
Do you speak English? ~ Fala inlgês? (fa-lah ieng-gleesj?)
I’m sorry. ~ Desculpe. (diesj-koelp)
Do you have any vacant rooms? ~ Tem um quarto livre? (teing oeng kwar-too lievr)
I have a reservation. ~ Tenho um quarto reservado (ten-joe oeng kwar-toe re-ser-va-do)
menu ~ a lista (ah liesj-tah)
breakfast ~ pequeno-almoço (pe-kè-noe-al-mò-soe)
lunch ~ almoço (al-mò-soe)
dinner ~ jantar (zjan-taar)
Food: rare, medium, well done ~ mal passado (mahl pah-sah-doe), médio (mè-die-oe)
The bill, please ~ A conta por favor/faz favor (ah kon-tah por fah-vor/faasj fah-vor)
A few notes:
Bom Caminho!! (Buen Camino!)
- If you are a female, say "Obrigada" for "Thank you" (it means "thanks,", but in the sense of "I am obliged", so matches the gender of the person speaking).
- To be able to hear how the words are pronounced, I use the Google Translate app. Type in the foreign phrase and click on the little sound button at the top and the app will pronounce it for you. (Note: It sounds like the Portuguese in the Google Translate app is more Brazilian Portuguese, but you will be understood! It's just a slight difference in accent and pronunciation)
- The Google Translate app also has a camera function so you can use your camera to look at a menu, for example, and it will translate it on your screen. Not always 100% accurate, but quite helpful and sometimes the translations are unintentionally hilarious.
Well, Brazilian Portuguese is no problem in Portugal. In Duo Lingo it´s standard Brazilian Portuguese. We understand it very well - no problems at all.I've been learning Portuguese using the Memorise app, as it teaches your the language of Portugal.
From memory I think the Duo Lingo app may only be Brazilian Portuguese.
I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong!
Sorry I do not have a simple answer but this may help.Hi friends
My husband and I did the Camino Frances in 2015, and flying to LIsbon to walk Camino Portuguese May 18th this year, through to Finisterre and Muxia, very excited! I had full intentions of learning some Portuguese before we left but somehow life got in the way and now our walk is just around the corner.
Can anyone who has done it, please tell me what are the most useful Portuguese phrases we will need to get by on a day-to-day basis ie ordering coffee and food, finding a bed, exchanging pleasantries etc. Hopefully we will remember our little bits of Spanish also to get us by
Thanks guys!
Well, Brazilian Portuguese is no problem in Portugal. In Duo Lingo it´s standard Brazilian Portuguese. We understand it very well - no problems at all.
Important to know. In Portuguese restaurants the waiters bring you some extras to the table, like olivs, ham ,cheese or sausages. That is to pay extra! Well the problem always is, you dont know the price. Sometimes it could be a surprise. If you eat it, allright. You don´t like it? Don´t let it be on your table! Doing so, it will be on your bill later! Tell the waiter - nós não queremos isto. Tire isto daqui!
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