Tours Gone Wild Portuguese Glossary:

Abraço: ah-BRAH-soo; hug
Bagunça: bah-GOOHN-sa; mess
Barulho: bah-ROO-lyou; noise
Beijo: BEY-jhoo; Kiss
Boate: Bow–ot-ay: Club
Cachorro: ka-SHOW-hoh; dog (used for two-legged dogs too!)
Cerveja: seh-VEY-jha; beer
Conta: Kown-tah : Check
Dinheiro: Deen-aye-row: Money
Gata: GA-ta; literally “female cat”, slang for a beautiful woman
Gatinha: ga-TEEN-ya; “female kitten”, slang for cute girl
Gato: GA-too; “male cat”, slang for good looking guy
Gelada: jhe-LA-da; chilled or cold
Guarana: gwa-ra-NA; an energy raising powder derived from the seeds of a
berry; also a soft drink made of that same berry
Menina: meh-NEE-na; girl
Menino: meh-NEE-no; boy
Paquerar: pah-keh-RAH; flirt
Praia: Proy-yuh : Beach
Ressaca: heh-SAH-ka; hangover
Safado: sa-FAH-do; shameless guy
Cara: ca-ra; dude

Handy Phrases:

Oi!: oy; Hi!
Ola!: oh-LAH; Hello!
Tchau!: tchow; See you! Bye!
Bom dia!: Bohm DJEE-ah; Good Morning!
Boa tarde!: Boa TAHD-djee; Good Afternoon!
Boa noite!: boa NOY-tchee; Good night (used as a greeting as well as to say
good bye or good night)
Tudo bem?: TOO-doo Beng; Everything well?
Tudo bom?: TOO-doo BOHM; Everything good?
Como Vai?: koh-mo vay; How’s it going?
Com licença: kohm lee-SEHN-sa; Excuse me (asking someone to let you by)
Desculpe!: Djee-SHKOOL-pee; Sorry!
Tem…?: teng…; Do you have…? …Cerveja? (she-VEH-jha) beer?; …Red Bull (HEHdjee BOO) Red Bull? …cigarros? (see-GAH-hohs) …cigarettes?; …agua mineral?
(AH-gwa mee-neh-RAU) …mineral water?; …um refrigerante? (oohm heh-freejhehr-
AHN-tchee) …a soft drink? …comida? (koh-MEE-da) …food?
Por favor: poh fah-VOH; Please
Obrigado(a)!: oh-bree-GAH-do(a); Thank You!
De nada!: djee NAH-da; You’re Welcome!
Quanto e...? KWAN-to eh; How much is...?
Quanto custa…?: KWAN-to KOOSH-ta; How much (does something) cost?
Meu nome e _______.: MEH-oh NO-meh eh _____.; My name is _______.
Como e o seu nome?: KOH-moh eh oh SEH-oo NOH-meh; What’s your name?
Prazer em conhecer-lo(a): prah-ZEH eng kohn-yeh-SEH-loh(ah); It’s a pleasure to
meet you
Sou…: Sohj; I am…. Americano(a) (ah-meh-ree-KAHN-o(a)) American; Porto
Riquenho(a) (pour-toe-HIK-en-YO); Australiano (AS-tral-IAN-OH)
Quer dançar?: kehr dahn-SAH; Do you want to dance?
Posso te Beijar?: PAW-soo tee bei-JAH; Can I kiss you?
Me da um beijo!: me dah oohm BEY-jhoo; Give me a kiss!!!
Sim!: Seehn; Yes!
Nao!: now; No!
Cade o banheiro? Kah-Deh o bahn-YEH-ro; Where’s the bathroom?
Eu quero ir para… EH-oo KEH-roo ear PAH-ra; I want to go to…
Estou procurando…eh-SHTOH pro-koor-AHN-do; I’m looking for…
Eu gosto de… EH-oo GAW-shtoo djee; I like…
Muito!: MWEE-to; A lot!
Eu nao entendi: EH-oo now ehn-tehn-DJEE; I didn’t understand.

* Some of the material is based on or directly from the Bahia-Online "Carnival Pocket Guide".