Português

Portuguese (Europe)

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Also known as: Portuguese, Português

European Portuguese (Português Europeu) is the variety of Portuguese spoken in Portugal by ~10M people. Heritage of Latin via Galician-Portuguese (12-14c.) — sister to Galician (gl). Distinguished from Brazilian Portuguese by retention of more conservative pronunciation (vowel reduction, palatalized /tʃ/ from -ch-, syllable-final /ʒ/), prevalent enclitic pronoun placement (escreveu-me vs Brazilian me escreveu), and tu/você politeness register distinction. Acordo Ortográfico 1990 unified spelling but pronunciation diverges. Camões' Os Lusíadas (1572) is canonical.

Where it is spoken

20 core words in Portuguese (Europe)

Water

água

/ˈaɡwɐ/

Fire

fogo

/ˈfoɡu/

Sun

sol

/sɔɫ/

Moon

lua

/luɐ/

Mother

mãe

/mɐ̃j/

Father

pai

/paj/

Eat

comer

/kuˈmeɾ/

Drink

beber

/bɨˈbeɾ/

Love

amor

/ɐˈmoɾ/

Heart

coração

/kuɾɐˈsɐ̃w/

Tree

árvore

/ˈaɾvuɾɨ/

House

casa

/kazɐ/

Dog

cão

/kɐ̃w/

Cat

gato

/ɡatu/

Hand

mão

/mɐ̃w/

Eye

olho

/oʎu/

Hello

olá

/ɔˈla/

Thank you

obrigado

/obɾiˈɡadu/

One

um

/ũ/

Good

bom

/bõ/

Sources

Words compared

Compared with related Romance languages

Meaning Portuguese (Europe)Portuguese (Brazil)Cape Verdean CreoleMirandeseGalicianFalaOld Spanish
Water água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ agu /aɡu/ auga /ˈawɣa/ auga /awɣa/ augua /ˈaɡwa/ agua /ˈaɣwa/
Fire fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /foɡu/ fogu /foɡu/ fuogo /ˈfwoɣu/ lume /lume/ lume /ˈlume/ fuego /ˈfweɣo/
Sun sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔw/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sol/
Moon lua /luɐ/ lua /luɐ/ lua /lua/ luna /ˈluna/ lúa /lua/ lúa /ˈlua/ luna /ˈluna/
Mother mãe /mɐ̃j/ mãe /mãj/ mãi /mɐ̃j/ mai /maj/ nai /naj/ mai /mai/ madre /ˈmaðre/
Father pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /paj/ pai /pai/ padre /ˈpaðre/
Eat comer /kuˈmeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ kume /kume/ comer /koˈmeɾ/ comer /komeɾ/ cumel /kuˈmel/ comer /koˈmeɾ/
Drink beber /bɨˈbeɾ/ beber /bebeɾ/ bebe /bebe/ bubir /buˈβiɾ/ beber /beβeɾ/ bebel /beˈβel/ bever /beˈveɾ/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Portuguese (Europe)
Eu quero experimentar um fato que vi numa loja em frente ao hotel
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 看到的 那套西装
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with closely-related languages

Jo vull provar-me un vestit que vaig veure en una botiga davant de l'hotel
Je voudrais essayer un costume que j' ai vu dans un magasin en face de l'hôtel
Eu quero probar un traxe que vin nunha tenda fronte ao hotel
Io voglio provare un abito che ho visto ‌in un negozio di fronte all'hotel
Portuguese (Europe)
Eu quero experimentar um fato que vi numa loja em frente ao hotel

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