Portuguese

In Portuguese, “no onions” is expressed as sem cebola. This phrase is used to request that onions be excluded from a food order.

In Brazil children call their grandmother vovó or the shorter vó.

The English phrase “where are you going?” is translated into Portuguese as para onde você vai? This phrase is used to ask someone about their destination.

The English word ‘joint’ translates to Portuguese as articulação.

In Brazilian Portuguese “me” is usually me before a verb, as in Ele me viu. After a preposition you say mim, as in para mim.

In Brazilian Portuguese “kisses” is beijos. Brazilians also write beijinhos for a softer “little kisses”, and bjs is the short form used in text messages.

The English word ‘modest’ is translated into Portuguese as modesto.

The Portuguese phrase for “happy monday” is boa segunda-feira.

The English word anchor is translated into Portuguese as âncora.

In Portuguese, the English word ‘can’ is translated using several different verbs depending on the context, with conseguir being the default form.