Portuguese

feliz ano novo is the Portuguese way to say Happy New Year. You may also encounter the alternative Próspero Ano Novo!, which means Prosperous New Year!

The English word ‘genital’ is translated into Portuguese as genital. The term genital is an adjective meaning ‘of, or relating to the genitalia’.

Luís is the Portuguese way to say the male given name Luis.

The Portuguese word for the eyelash cosmetic mascara is rímel. The most common and widely recognized term for mascara in Portuguese is rímel.

The English phrase “gorilla” is translated into Portuguese as gorila.

mato is the Portuguese word for brush or thicket in English.

In Portuguese, the English phrase ‘postage stamp’ is translated as selo. A selo is a piece of paper indicating that postage has been paid.

In Portugal you ask Fala inglês? to a stranger and Falas inglês? to a friend or a young person. The pronoun is normally left out.

In Brazilian Portuguese “and” is e. It is one short word, said like the English letter “e” in “see”.

The English word “supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” is used in Portuguese as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to mean fantastic, marvellous or wonderful.