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How Chichewa and Portuguese compare

Shared writing system

Chichewa and Portuguese are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Unrelated language families

Chichewa belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Chichewa: Approximately 12-15 million speakers, with about 9 million in Malawi as native speakers. Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.

Common Chichewa phrases in Portuguese

Everyday phrases translated from Chichewa to Portuguese — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Moni
Olá
Mmawa wabwino
Bom dia
Masana abwino
Boa tarde
Madzulo abwino
Boa noite
Usiku wabwino
Boa noite
Chabwino
Adeus
Tiwonana nthawi ina
Até mais
Tikuwonani mawa
Até amanhã
Takulandirani
Bem vindo
Muli bwanji?
Como você está?
Ndili bwino, zikomo
Estou bem, obrigado
Khalani ndi tsiku labwino
Tenha um bom dia

Courtesy

Chonde
Por favor
Zikomo
Obrigado
Zikomo kwambiri
Muito obrigado
Mwalandiridwa
De nada
Inde
Sim
Ayi
Não
Pepani
Com licença
Pepani
Me desculpe
Palibe vuto
Sem problemas
Inde
Claro
Zabwino zonse
Parabéns
Zabwino zonse
Boa sorte

Introductions

Dzina lako ndani?
Qual é o seu nome?
Ndasangalala kukudziwani
Prazer em conhecê-lo
Kodi mukuchokera kuti?
De onde você é?
Muli ndi zaka zingati?
Quantos anos você tem?
Ndine wophunzira
Eu sou um estudante
Ndili pano patchuthi
Estou aqui de férias
Ndabwera kudzagwira ntchito
Estou aqui para trabalhar
Uyu ndi mnzanga
Este é meu amigo

Numbers

Mmodzi
Um
Awiri
Dois
Atatu
Três
Zinayi
Quatro
Asanu
Cinco
Zisanu ndi chimodzi
Seis
Zisanu ndi ziwiri
Sete
Eyiti
Oito
Zisanu ndi zinayi
Nove
Khumi
Dez
Zana limodzi
Cem
Chikwi chimodzi
Mil

Time and dates

Lero
Hoje
Mawa
Amanhã
Dzulo
Ontem
Tsopano
Agora
Kenako
Mais tarde
Ndi nthawi yanji?
Que horas são?
M'mawa
De manhã
Madzulo
À noite
Lolemba
Segunda-feira
Lachisanu
Sexta-feira
Sabata yamawa
Semana que vem
Ola limodzi
Uma hora

Directions and travel

Bafa ili kuti?
Onde fica o banheiro?
Kodi kokwerera masitima apamtunda kuli kuti?
Onde fica a estação de trem?
Bwalo la ndege lili kuti?
Onde fica o aeroporto?
Ndikafika bwanji kumeneko?
Como faço para chegar lá?
Tembenukira kumanzere
Vire à esquerda
Tembenukira kumanja
Vire à direita
Pitani molunjika patsogolo
Vá em frente
Ili pafupi
Está perto
Ndi patali
Está longe
Ndatayika
Estou perdido
Ndikufuna taxi
Eu preciso de um táxi
Kodi tikiti ndingagule kuti?
Onde posso comprar um ingresso?
Kodi tikiti ndi zingati?
Quanto custa o bilhete?
Kodi kuyenda kuli bwino?
É seguro caminhar?

Food and restaurants

Ndili ndi njala
Estou com fome
Ndili ndi ludzu
Estou com sede
Madzi, chonde
Água, por favor
Tebulo la anthu awiri chonde
Uma mesa para dois, por favor
Zosankha, chonde
O cardápio, por favor
Kodi mumapangira chiyani?
O que você recomenda?
Ndikufuna izi
Eu gostaria disso
Ndi zokoma
É delicioso
Bilu, chonde
A conta, por favor
Sindidya nyama
Eu não como carne
Ndimadana ndi chakudya
Eu tenho uma alergia alimentar
Khofi
Café
Tiyi
Chá
Mkate
Pão

Shopping and money

Kodi izi zimawononga ndalama zingati?
Quanto custa isso?
Ndiokwera mtengo kwambiri
É muito caro
Kodi mumavomereza ma kirediti kadi?
Você aceita cartões de crédito?
Ndikungoyang'ana
Estou apenas olhando
Nditenga
Eu vou pegar
Tsegulani
Abrir
Chotsekedwa
Fechado
Polowera
Entrada
Tulukani
Sair
Kodi msika uli kuti?
Onde está o mercado?

Emergency and health

Thandizo
Ajuda
Itanani dokotala
Chame um médico
Itanani apolisi
Chame a polícia
Ndikufuna thandizo
Eu preciso de ajuda
Ndikudwala
Estou doente
Chipatala chili kuti?
Onde fica o hospital?
Malo ogulitsa mankhwala ali kuti?
Onde fica a farmácia?
Zikupweteka apa
Dói aqui
Ndikufuna dokotala
Eu preciso de um médico
Kodi pali chipatala pafupi?
Existe um hospital próximo?

Getting help with language

Mumalankhula Chingerezi?
Você fala inglês?
Sindikumvetsa
Eu não entendo
Ndikumvetsa
Eu entendo
Chonde lankhulani pang'onopang'ono
Por favor fale devagar
Chonde bwerezaninso zimenezo
Por favor repita isso
Chonde lembani
Por favor, escreva
Kodi izi zikutanthauza chiyani?
O que isso significa?
Mukunena bwanji izi?
Como você diz isso?
Ndikuphunzira
Estou aprendendo
Ndimayankhula pang'ono
Eu falo um pouco
Kodi mungandithandize?
Você pode me ajudar?
Sindikudziwa
Não sei

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About Portuguese Language

Geographical Distribution

Official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, and Macau.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 26 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah' or schwae - pronounced like 'eh' or 'ay'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh' or 'oo'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features nasal vowels, distinctive nasal diphthongs, and complex vowel reduction patterns in unstressed syllables.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Two-gender system (masculine/feminine), complex verbal system with subjunctive mood extensively used.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Arabic, indigenous languages of Brazil and Africa, French, English, and various contact languages.

Language Family

Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Ibero-Romance branch, closely related to Spanish and Galician.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script with diacritical marks (acute, circumflex, tilde, cedilla).

Writing System History

Evolved from Latin during medieval period, orthography standardized differently in Portugal and Brazil with 1990 agreement attempting unification.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.

About Chichewa Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Malawi (official language), with communities in Zambia, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features 5 vowels and 17 consonants, with distinctive tone patterns that affect word meaning (high, low, falling tones).

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive use of noun class system with 18 classes affecting agreement patterns.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from English, Portuguese, Arabic, and other Bantu languages.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other central African Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th century.

Writing System History

Adopted Latin script in the 1800s when Christian missionaries began transcribing the language.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 12-15 million speakers, with about 9 million in Malawi as native speakers.

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