PORTUGAL Portuguese Words to Know Before You Go-Words to Help You On Your Trip

mcoelho813
Aug 25
3 min read

Hello in the morning Bom Dia (bom dee a)

hello in the afternoon Boa Tarde (bow a tar day)

goodbye Adeus ( a dee ous)

car carro ( carr row)

check for the bill conta ( con tah)

please por favor

thank you obrigada ( oh bree ga dow)

one uma

two dos

three tres

house casa ( cah zah)

help Ajuda

I want to eat. Comer

chicken. Frango

SOS Dial 112

fish peixe (pay ssh)

beach praia (pry ah)

Baixa downtown

Turismo (blue signs) Tourist Office

Napkin. Guardanapo

Cup cupo

Plate plata

Fork

Safe travels. Boa viagem

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FYI

Brown street signs are special sights to see in the area (if you have time)

For Example:

Castle castelo

Windmill moinho de vento

Bridge ponte

Dam barragem

High Point ponte alta or miradouro

Church iglesia

Beach praia

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Basic road signs in Portugal follow standard European designs, using universal shapes and colors to help drivers navigate safely.

Priority Signs (Sinais de Prioridade)

Stop (Paragem): Red octagon with white letters; you must come to a complete stop.
Give Way / Yield (Cedência de Passagem): Inverted red-and-white triangle; yield to other traffic. Slow
Priority Road (Via com Prioridade): Yellow diamond with a white border indicating you have the right of way. [1, 2, 3]

Prohibitory Signs (Sinais de Proibição)

No Entry (Sentido Proibido): Red circle with a white horizontal bar inside. Usually is a one-way street or street without car use
Speed Limit (Limite de Velocidade): Red circle with a black number showing the maximum speed. Maximum speed is in the right lane
No Parking (Estacionamento Proibido): Blue circle with a red border and a red diagonal slash. Watch out for handicap parking. The small sign can be very small.

Give Way

In Portugal, ‘give way’ signs do not feature any text. Instead, a red triangle pointing downward indicates that drivers must yield to traffic coming from other directions or crossing the road.

Roundabout Ahead

Roundabout signs in Portugal closely resemble those in the UK, with the difference being that the arrows point counter-clockwise instead of clockwise. This is because traffic in Portugal drives on the right-hand side of the road.