Vanessa Maureen

The Portuguese word for alcohol is álcool. álcool refers to the general category of intoxicating beverages as well as the chemical substance itself.

The Portuguese word for hamburger is hambúrguer. In Brazil, the word is used for both the meat patty and the complete sandwich.

The English phrase ‘icing’ is translated to Portuguese as glacê. The term refers to a sweet glaze used for baked goods.

In Brazil the martial art is written jiu-jitsu, and you may also see jiu-jítsu. Brazilian jiu-jitsu is called jiu-jitsu brasileiro.

The English word much can be translated into Portuguese as muito. The word muito is used to indicate a large amount of something.

To upload in Portuguese is to say fazer upload. The phrase is used to describe the action of transferring digital data to a server or internet service.

The English phrase “nursing home” is translated into Portuguese as asilo.

In Brazilian Portuguese “hello, my friend” is Olá, meu amigo to a man and Olá, minha amiga to a woman.

The English phrase “hello handsome” is translated into Portuguese as Olá, lindo.

In Brazilian Portuguese “ketchup” is ketchup, borrowed directly from English. You may also see the spelling catchup, and the word is masculine: o ketchup.