Speak local in Lisbon

• Bom diabong DEE-uhGood morning (and hello, until lunch)
• Boa tardeBOH-uh TARDGood afternoon
• Obrigado / Obrigadaoh-bree-GAH-doo / oh-bree-GAH-duhThank you (said by a man / a woman)
• Desculpedush-KOOLPSorry / Excuse me
• Fala inglês?FAH-luh een-GLAYSHDo you speak English?
• Não percebonowng per-SAY-booI don't understand
• Pode repetir, por favor?POD reh-peh-TEER, poor fuh-VORCould you say that again, please?

Emergency 112SNS 24, health advice around the clock: 808 24 24 24

European Portuguese swallows its vowels and sounds nothing like Brazilian. Effort is noticed and appreciated, and almost everyone under fifty will switch to English if you need it.

Read aloud by your device's own text-to-speech in European Portuguese, so accents vary by phone and browser.