How to Say "Portuguese" in Chinese

葡萄牙语

pútáoyáyǔ

葡萄牙语 (pútáoyáyǔ) is the Chinese word for the Portuguese language.

The term is used to denote the Portuguese language itself.

Meaning: the language (name)

What does it mean word for word?

The suffix 语 is added to the name of a country to denote the language spoken there.

While 葡萄牙语 refers specifically to the language, 葡萄牙人 refers to the people and 葡萄牙的 refers to the adjective 'Portuguese' (of or relating to Portugal).

In Taiwan, the term 葡萄牙文 is used to refer to the Portuguese language.

pútáoyáyǔ

The characters for 葡萄牙 translate literally to 'grape' 葡萄 and 'tooth' or 'ivory' 牙. This phonetic approximation has no semantic connection to the country of Portugal.
In Macau, a special administrative region of China, 葡萄牙语 is an official language alongside Chinese, making it one of the few places in Asia where it holds legal status.
Many Chinese words for Western imports, such as 'soap' 肥皂, were influenced by the early trade and interactions involving speakers of 葡萄牙语.

原版很好，然而葡萄牙语译文有误。
The original edition is great, but the Portuguese translation contains errors.
This sentence is useful for discussing errors in a translation of 葡萄牙语.
Tatoeba #7069035 by la_kanro, translation #6096597 by carlosalberto
国际语是IALA（国际辅助语言协会）于1937年至1951年间开发的一门国际辅助语言。它的词汇和语法主要来源于五种控制语言：英语、西班牙语、葡萄牙语、法语和意大利语。
Interlingua is an international auxiliary language developed between 1937 and 1951 by the IALA (International Auxiliary Language Association). Its vocabulary and grammar is chiefly derived from five control languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian.
This sentence shows 葡萄牙语 as one of several source languages for Interlingua.
Tatoeba #8650385 by slo_oth, translation #6055657 by mailohilohi
我的母语是葡萄牙语。
My native language is Portuguese.
This sentence is useful for stating that one's native language is 葡萄牙语.
Tatoeba #12957451 by acvector, translation #2708019 by erikspen
我在学葡萄牙语。
I am learning Portuguese.
他是葡萄牙人。
He is Portuguese.
我们一起学葡语吧。
Let's learn Portuguese together.
这本杂志是葡语的。
This magazine is in Portuguese.
你懂葡语吗？
Do you understand Portuguese?
1 more sentence on Tatoeba

浩然 and 佳怡 are discussing language learning at a cafe.

浩然 Haoran

你想学葡萄牙语吗？
Nǐ xiǎng xué Pútáoyáyǔ ma?
Do you want to learn Portuguese?
佳怡 Jiayi

我想学，但葡萄牙语很难。
Wǒ xiǎng xué, dàn Pútáoyáyǔ hěn nán.
I want to, but Portuguese is hard.
浩然 Haoran

我可以帮你练习。
Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ liànxí.
I can help you practice.
佳怡 Jiayi

那太好了，谢谢你。
Nà tài hǎo le, xièxiè nǐ.
That would be great, thank you.

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