Robyn Taylor

The Portuguese word for babe, when referring to an attractive person, is gatinha. gatinha is used to refer to an attractive woman.

The English phrase ‘yay’ can be translated into Portuguese as eba.

Rock paper scissors in Portuguese is pedra-papel-tesoura.

The English phrase ‘advent’ is translated into Portuguese as advento.

The English phrase “ouch” is translated to Portuguese as ai. ai is used to express one’s own physical pain.

The Portuguese word for Sunday is domingo. domingo is a masculine noun used to refer to the day of the week.

The English word chiffon is translated into Portuguese as chiffon. The term refers to a sheer silk or rayon fabric.

To say “I miss Portugal” in Portuguese, you say Tenho saudades de Portugal.

The English phrase ‘unusual’ can be translated into Portuguese as inesperado or inusual.

In Brazil “girl” is menina. Brazilians also say garota for a girl or young woman, and moça for a young woman in a polite way. The plural is meninas.