Portuguese

In Portuguese, abraços is the phrase for “hugs”. abraços is used as a friendly closing at the end of a letter or message to show affection.

The English name Joshua is translated into Portuguese as Josué. Josué is a male given name.

In Portuguese, to excel means to be much better than others.

In Portuguese, the English word “pink” is expressed as rosa. The word rosa is used to describe a color between red and white.

The English word shoe is translated into Portuguese as sapato. The term sapato is the most common and standard way to say shoe.

To slow down in Portuguese, you can say vai mais devagar. The phrase is used to tell someone to decelerate.

The English word “air” is ar in Portuguese. ar is a masculine noun referring to the mixture of gases making up the Earth’s atmosphere.

The English phrase “congratulations on your wedding” is expressed in Portuguese as Parabéns pelo seu casamento.

The Portuguese word for autistic is autista.

To sit up in Portuguese is sentar-se. This verb is used to describe the action of rising to a sitting position from a lying or reclining state.