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Language The national language is Portuguese, however, English is spoken by many in business circles and the tourism industry. Portuguese developed, along with all the Romance languages, from Latin when the Romans conquered the area. It evolved into a distinct language after successive waves of invasion by Germanic tribes and Arabs, as well as those returning from Portugal’s overseas colonies and during the periods of Spanish and French rule; all of which have contributed to the vocabulary. By 1572, when Lus de Cames wrote Os Lusadas, the language had reached a point of development that was close to the structure and syntax in use today. The dialect in Lisbon differs from that in the north of Portugal, principally in the pronunciation of sibilants. Phrases Yes - Sim No - No Hello - Ol Goodbye - Adeus / Tchau Please - Por favor Thank you - Obrigado / Obrigada My name is & - Chamo-me & How are you? - Como est? I’m very well - Estou bem I feel ill - Sinto-me doente How much does it cost? - Quanto custa? Do you speak English? - Voc fala ingls? I don’t understand - No percebo Where is &? - Onde &? / Onde est &? Entrance - Entrada Exit - Sada Danger - Perigo Open - Aberto / Aberta Closed - Fechado / Fechada Toilets - Casa-de-banho / WC / Toilette / Quarto de banho Doctor - Medico Hotel - Hotel Restaurant - Restaurante Beer - Cerveja Wine - Vinho Menu - Men / Ementa Today - Hoje Tomorrow - Amanh Monday - Segunda-feira / Segunda Tuesday - Tera-feira / Tera Wednesday - Quarta-feira / Quarta Thursday - Quinta-feira / Quinta Friday - Sexta-feira / Sexta Saturday - Sbado Sunday - Domingo One - Um / uma Two - Dois / Duas Three - Trs Four - Quatro Five - Cinco Six - Seis Seven - Sete Eight - Oito Nine - Nove Ten - Dez Twenty - Vinte Thirty - Trinta Forty - Quarenta Fifty - Cinquenta Sixty - Sessenta Seventy - Setenta Eighty - Oitenta Ninety - Noventa One Hundred - Cem One Thousand - Mil |