Portuguese

The English verb ‘wait’ is translated into Portuguese as esperar.

In Portuguese, “I am gluten-free” is expressed as sou celíaco. The phrase is used to inform others that you cannot eat gluten due to a medical condition.

The English word ‘slave’ is escravo in Portuguese. escravo refers to a person owned by another.

The English word sausage is translated into Portuguese as salsicha or linguiça. Both terms refer to food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing.

The English phrase ‘pile’ can be translated into Portuguese as pilha. A ‘pile’ refers to a mass of things heaped together.

The usual Brazilian wish for the holiday season is Boas festas!, literally “good parties”. It covers the time from Christmas to New Year.

The English phrase “good morning beautiful” is translated into Portuguese as bom dia, linda.

The everyday goodbye in Brazil is Tchau!, borrowed from Italian ciao. For “see you soon” people say Até logo and for a final farewell Adeus.

The English word rain is chuva in Portuguese. chuva is the standard and most common word for an instance of particles falling.

The English word ‘basin’ can be translated into Portuguese as bacia.