Portuguese and English Guides

Every reference page on PortugueseToEnglish.net in one place. Use the translator for quick translations, and these guides when you need context: which variant a word belongs to, how a phrase is pronounced, or why a machine translation sounds wrong.

Phrases

• Common Portuguese phrases — Greetings, questions, food, emergencies, numbers and days with pronunciation.
• Portuguese phrases for travel — Airport, transport, hotel, restaurant, shopping and emergencies, for Portugal and Brazil.
• European Portuguese phrases — What people actually say in Portugal, and how to use tu, você and o senhor.
• Brazilian Portuguese phrases and slang — Tudo bem, valeu, beleza, pois não and other everyday expressions.
• Portuguese sayings and idioms — Proverbs and idioms with literal translations and English equivalents.
• Portuguese numbers, prices and time — Numbers, prices, telling the time, dates and the billion trap.

Language and translation

• Brazilian vs European Portuguese — Vocabulary, grammar, spelling and pronunciation differences that affect translation.
• Portuguese pronunciation for English speakers — Stress, nasal vowels, R, S, LH and NH in plain terms.
• Portuguese-English false friends — Words that look alike but mean different things.
• What machine translation gets wrong — Error patterns between Portuguese and English and a review checklist.

Learning English

• Learn English for Portuguese speakers — Grammar differences, pronunciation, common mistakes and a 30-day plan.
• Everyday English phrases with Portuguese translation — Natural English for conversation, work and feelings.
• Business English emails — Register, request phrasing, pitfalls and templates.