Portuguese, 20 Portuguese word groups on menus and places to practise Portuguese

Map of Portugal in Europe, from Wikitravel.

Portuguese is similar to Spanish and Italian, easy for anybody who has English as a first language or a very good second language.

Map of Brazil in South America from Wikitravel.

It is the language spoken in Portugal in Europe as well as Brazil in South America. You will also find many Portuguese place names and personal names and family names in the island of Macau, where the chinese like to gamble at the casino.

ENGLISH
1 liver / chopped liver / pâté
2 soup / chicken soup / vegetable soup
3 sandwich / cheese sandwich / chicken sandwich
4 bagel / bread / brown bread / rye bread / seed bread / toast / cracker
5 butter / cheese / cheddar / Brie / cream cheese / yogurt
6 nuts / no nuts / olives / no olives / peanuts / almonds/ cashews / walnuts / mixed nuts / raisins / sultanas /dates
7 tomato / lettuce / cucumber / peas / corn / beans / corn on the cob
8 chicken / beef /salt beef / lamb / cold / hot / with gravy
9 potato / baked potato / roast potato/ rice / boiled rice / fried rice / pasta
10 tea / lemon tea / coffee / black coffee / water / tap water / jug of water
11 Juice / apple juice, orange juice, tomato juice / mixed juice, exotic juice
12  Fruit / apple / apricot / banana / cherry / cranberry / currant / figs / grapes / grapefruit / pink grapefruit/ kiwi fruit / lemon / mango / melon / orange / pear / plum / pineapple / strawberry / mixed fruit
13 plain biscuit / digestive biscuit / chocolate biscuit / assorted biscuits
14 cheesecake / baked cheesecake / New York style cheesecake / chocolate cake  / rainbow cake / fruit cake / brownie / carrot cake
15 pudding / dessert / chocolate pudding / sticky toffee pudding / fruit pudding / date pudding / custard
16 Petits fours / chocolates / orange slices
17 wet wipe / napkin
18  bill / we've finished / please / thank you / you're welcome /
19  please call a taxi / is service included / keep the change / where's my change? / please call my hotel
20 a glass of wine: a bottle; a half bottle ; a carafe ; white, red, rose, sparkling, sweet, dry.

PORTUGUESE

1 fígado / fígado picado / patê
2 sopas / sopa de frango / sopa de legumes
3 Sanduíche / Sanduíche De Frango
4 bagel / pão / pão castanho / pão de centeio / semente pão / torrada / biscoito
5 manteiga / queijo / cheddar / Brie / creme de queijo / iogurte
6 nozes / sem nozes / azeitonas / sem azeitonas / amendoim / amêndoas / castanha de caju / nozes / nozes misturadas / passas / sultanas / datas
7 tomate / alface / pepino / ervilhas / milho / feijão / milho na espiga
8 frango / carne / sal de bovino / cordeiro / frio / quente / com molho gravy
9 batata / batata assada / batata assada / arroz / arroz fervido / arroz frito / macarrão
10 chá / limão chá / café / café preto / água / água da torneira / jarro de água
11 Suco / suco de maçã, suco de laranja, suco de tomate / suco misturado, suco exótico
12 Frutas / maçã / damasco / banana / cereja / cranberry / groselha / figos / uvas / grapefruit / toranja rosa / kiwi / limão / manga / melão / laranja / pera / ameixa / abacaxi / morango / fruta mista
13 biscoito simples / biscoito digestivo / biscoito de chocolate / biscoitos variados
Cheesecake Cheesecake Cheesecake / Cheesecake estilo Nova York / bolo de chocolate / bolo arco-íris / bolo de frutas / bolo de cenoura / cenoura
15 pudim / sobremesa / pudim de chocolate / pudim de toffee pegajoso / pudim de frutas / pudim de data / creme de leite
16 Petits fours / chocolates / fatias de laranja
17 limpa / guardanapo úmido
18 bill / terminamos / por favor / obrigado / você é bem-vindo /
19 por favor, ligue para um táxi / o serviço está incluído / mantenha a mudança / onde é minha mudança? / por favor, ligue para o meu hotel
20 um copo de vinho: uma garrafa; uma meia garrafa; uma garrafa; branco, vermelho, rosa, espumante, doce, seco.

 Map of Portugal from Wikitravel.

Trips to plan to practise your Portuguese:
Portugal: Lisbon, capital of Portugal. Oporto. Alghave beaches. You can stay in Posadas.

Please read your country's guidelines on visa requirements and safety, as well as Wikitravel.
http://www.portugaloffice.org.uk

https://wikitravel.org/en/Portugal

Map of Brazil showing cities and regions from Wiiktravel.

Brazil: Rio
Macau

visitportugal.com (Official site)

http://visitbrasil.com/en/

https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/europe/portugal/

Angela Lansbury, author, travel writer and photographer, teacher of English and other languages.