Portuguese Phrases to Use for the #Rio2016 Olympics

Welcome to Brazil. Bem-vindo.

The Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro takes place on Aug. 5, but a few competition will kick off two days earlier on Aug. 3. Whether you are headed to the cidade maravilhosa (marvelous city) to cheer for Team USA from the stands or watching the cream of the world's athletes from home, we have put together some key Portuguese phrases you can learn to use throughout the Rio games.

Greetings

Hello - Oi! (Oi)

Goodbye - Tchau (Chah-ooh)

Good morning - Bom dia! (Bom gee-ah)

Good afternoon - Boa tarde! (Boa tar-dee)

Goodnight - Boa noite! (Boa noy-chee)

How are you?: Tudo bem? (Too-doh bang?)

Well: Bem (Bang)

Great: Otimo/a (oh-chee-moh/mah)

Bad: Mal (Mau)

Horrible: Pessimo/a (Peh-see-moh/mah)

More or less: Mais ou menos (Mah-ees oh meh-nos)

My name is...: Meu nome é [your name] (Meh-oo nom-ee eh)

Please: Por favor (Pohr fah-vor)

Do you speak English?: Fala inglês? (fah-lah eeng-glehz?)

Thank you: Obrigado(m.)/Obrigada(f.) (Oh-bree-gah-doo/da)

Sorry: Desculpe (Des-coo-pee)

You're welcome: De nada (Dee nah-dah)

Hugs - Abraços (Ah-bra-soos)

Kisses - Beijos (Bey-joos)

See you later! - Até a proxima (Ah-teh ah pro-see-mah)

Olympic Terms:

Olympics - Olimpíadas (Oh-lim-pia-das)

Opening Ceremony - Cerimônia de abertura (Cer-i-mon-ia de bar-tu-ra)

Go Team USA! - Força Estado Unidos! (For-sa Eh-sta-dos Oo-nee-dos)

Good luck! - Boa Sorte (Bo-ah sort-chee)

Go for gold! - Vai para ouro! (Vye pah-ra oh-roo)

Cool! - Legal (Leh-gow)

Congratulations! - Parabéns! (Pah-rah-bangs)

Gold - Ouro (Oh-roo)

Silver - Prata (Prah-ta)

Bronze - Bronze (Brawn-zee)

Medal - Medalha (Meh-dah-leeya)

Champion/s - Campeão/Campeões (kuhm-pee-ah-ooh/Kuhm-pee-oins)

Swimming - Natação (nah-tah-sah-ooh)

Gymnastics - Ginástica (zheh-nash-chee-kah)

And lastly, Nossa! Club-goers may have heard this word before thanks to the popular dance song by Michel Teló that repeats the word in the chorus. It’s used as an exclamation, similar to "wow!," and is a shortened form of the phrase "Nossa Senhora" which translates to"Our Lady," referring to the Virgin Mary. You will definitely hear a lot of Brazilians shouting this when amazing things happen during the games, so feel free to join in.