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Portuguese uses the Latin script while Tamil uses the Tamil script. Because the two do not share an alphabet, translated output cannot be sounded out from the original spelling — copy the result directly rather than trying to transcribe it.
Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family while Tamil belongs to the Dravidian 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 between these two.
Portuguese follows subject-verb-object (SVO) order while Tamil follows subject-object-verb (SOV). The translator has to rebuild each sentence rather than substitute words in place, so the output will not line up word-for-word with your input. Longer sentences are more likely to shift meaning — splitting them up improves accuracy.
Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal. Tamil: There are approximately 89.4 million Tamil speakers around the world, with 82,695,000 speakers in India, 3,993,000 in Sri Lanka, 1,324,000 in Malaysia, 1,138,000 in Myanmar, 248,000 in Singapore, and 10,000 in Mauritius.
Everyday phrases translated from Portuguese to Tamil — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Olá | வணக்கம் |
| Bom dia | காலை வணக்கம் |
| Boa tarde | நல்ல மதியம் |
| Boa noite | மாலை வணக்கம் |
| Boa noite | நல்ல இரவு |
| Adeus | குட்பை |
| Até mais | பிறகு பார்க்கலாம் |
| Até amanhã | நாளை சந்திப்போம் |
| Bem vindo | வரவேற்கிறோம் |
| Como você está? | எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? |
| Estou bem, obrigado | நான் நன்றாக இருக்கிறேன், நன்றி |
| Tenha um bom dia | நல்ல நாள் |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Por favor | தயவுசெய்து |
| Obrigado | நன்றி |
| Muito obrigado | மிக்க நன்றி |
| De nada | நீங்கள் வரவேற்கப்படுகிறீர்கள் |
| Sim | ஆம் |
| Não | இல்லை |
| Com licença | மன்னிக்கவும் |
| Me desculpe | மன்னிக்கவும் |
| Sem problemas | பிரச்சனை இல்லை |
| Claro | நிச்சயமாக |
| Parabéns | வாழ்த்துகள் |
| Boa sorte | நல்ல அதிர்ஷ்டம் |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Qual é o seu nome? | உங்கள் பெயர் என்ன? |
| Prazer em conhecê-lo | உங்களை சந்தித்ததில் மகிழ்ச்சி |
| De onde você é? | நீங்கள் எங்கிருந்து வருகிறீர்கள்? |
| Quantos anos você tem? | உங்கள் வயது என்ன? |
| Eu sou um estudante | நான் ஒரு மாணவன் |
| Estou aqui de férias | நான் விடுமுறையில் இங்கே இருக்கிறேன் |
| Estou aqui para trabalhar | நான் வேலை நிமித்தமாக வந்துள்ளேன் |
| Este é meu amigo | இது என் நண்பன் |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Um | ஒன்று |
| Dois | இரண்டு |
| Três | மூன்று |
| Quatro | நான்கு |
| Cinco | ஐந்து |
| Seis | ஆறு |
| Sete | ஏழு |
| Oito | எட்டு |
| Nove | ஒன்பது |
| Dez | பத்து |
| Cem | நூறு |
| Mil | ஆயிரம் |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Hoje | இன்று |
| Amanhã | நாளை |
| Ontem | நேற்று |
| Agora | இப்போது |
| Mais tarde | பின்னர் |
| Que horas são? | மணி என்ன? |
| De manhã | காலையில் |
| À noite | மாலையில் |
| Segunda-feira | திங்கட்கிழமை |
| Sexta-feira | வெள்ளிக்கிழமை |
| Semana que vem | அடுத்த வாரம் |
| Uma hora | ஒரு மணி நேரம் |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Onde fica o banheiro? | குளியலறை எங்கே? |
| Onde fica a estação de trem? | ரயில் நிலையம் எங்கே? |
| Onde fica o aeroporto? | விமான நிலையம் எங்கே? |
| Como faço para chegar lá? | நான் எப்படி அங்கு செல்வது? |
| Vire à esquerda | இடதுபுறம் திரும்பவும் |
| Vire à direita | வலதுபுறம் திரும்பவும் |
| Vá em frente | நேராக செல்லுங்கள் |
| Está perto | அது அருகில் உள்ளது |
| Está longe | தொலைவில் உள்ளது |
| Estou perdido | நான் தொலைந்துவிட்டேன் |
| Eu preciso de um táxi | எனக்கு ஒரு டாக்ஸி வேண்டும் |
| Onde posso comprar um ingresso? | நான் எங்கே டிக்கெட் வாங்க முடியும்? |
| Quanto custa o bilhete? | டிக்கெட் எவ்வளவு? |
| É seguro caminhar? | நடப்பது பாதுகாப்பானதா? |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Estou com fome | எனக்கு பசிக்கிறது |
| Estou com sede | எனக்கு தாகமாக இருக்கிறது |
| Água, por favor | தண்ணீர், தயவுசெய்து |
| Uma mesa para dois, por favor | இருவருக்கான டேபிள், தயவுசெய்து |
| O cardápio, por favor | மெனு, தயவுசெய்து |
| O que você recomenda? | நீங்கள் என்ன பரிந்துரைக்கிறீர்கள்? |
| Eu gostaria disso | நான் இதை விரும்புகிறேன் |
| É delicioso | இது சுவையானது |
| A conta, por favor | மசோதா, தயவுசெய்து |
| Eu não como carne | நான் இறைச்சி சாப்பிடுவதில்லை |
| Eu tenho uma alergia alimentar | எனக்கு உணவு ஒவ்வாமை உள்ளது |
| Café | காபி |
| Chá | தேநீர் |
| Pão | ரொட்டி |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Quanto custa isso? | இதற்கு எவ்வளவு செலவாகும்? |
| É muito caro | இது மிகவும் விலை உயர்ந்தது |
| Você aceita cartões de crédito? | நீங்கள் கடன் அட்டைகளை ஏற்றுக்கொள்கிறீர்களா? |
| Estou apenas olhando | நான் பார்க்கிறேன் |
| Eu vou pegar | நான் எடுத்துக் கொள்கிறேன் |
| Abrir | திற |
| Fechado | மூடப்பட்டது |
| Entrada | நுழைவாயில் |
| Sair | வெளியேறு |
| Onde está o mercado? | சந்தை எங்கே? |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Ajuda | உதவி |
| Chame um médico | மருத்துவரை அழைக்கவும் |
| Chame a polícia | காவல்துறையை அழைக்கவும் |
| Eu preciso de ajuda | எனக்கு உதவி தேவை |
| Estou doente | எனக்கு உடம்பு சரியில்லை |
| Onde fica o hospital? | மருத்துவமனை எங்கே? |
| Onde fica a farmácia? | மருந்தகம் எங்கே? |
| Dói aqui | இங்கே வலிக்கிறது |
| Eu preciso de um médico | எனக்கு ஒரு மருத்துவர் தேவை |
| Existe um hospital próximo? | அருகில் மருத்துவமனை உள்ளதா? |
| Portuguese | Tamil |
|---|---|
| Você fala inglês? | நீங்கள் ஆங்கிலம் பேசுகிறீர்களா? |
| Eu não entendo | எனக்கு புரியவில்லை |
| Eu entendo | எனக்கு புரிகிறது |
| Por favor fale devagar | தயவுசெய்து மெதுவாக பேசுங்கள் |
| Por favor repita isso | அதை மீண்டும் செய்யவும் |
| Por favor, escreva | தயவுசெய்து அதை எழுதுங்கள் |
| O que isso significa? | இதன் பொருள் என்ன? |
| Como você diz isso? | இதை எப்படிச் சொல்கிறீர்கள்? |
| Estou aprendendo | நான் கற்றுக் கொண்டிருக்கிறேன் |
| Eu falo um pouco | நான் கொஞ்சம் பேசுகிறேன் |
| Você pode me ajudar? | நீங்கள் எனக்கு உதவ முடியுமா? |
| Não sei | எனக்கு தெரியாது |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
Primarily spoken in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is also an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore, with significant Tamil-speaking populations in Malaysia, Mauritius, South Africa, and various Western countries.
Uses the Tamil script, which is an abugida consisting of 12 vowels and 18 consonants. The vowels and consonants can combine to form compound characters.
Tamil has complex phonotactics, allowing for a wide range of sounds and syllable structures. Including the āytam (ஃ), a unique phoneme that is a combination of a consonant and a vowel
Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) order predominates. Rich in morphology, particularly in verb conjugation and noun declension.
Includes a substantial number of loanwords from Sanskrit, and, in modern times, from English and other colonial languages.
Tamil is a (native name: தமிழ்) part of the Dravidian language family, which is predominantly spoken in southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka.
Currently uses the Tamil script. Historically, it has remained relatively unchanged since its first inscriptions and literary use.
The Tamil script has evolved from the Brahmi script, undergoing several changes and becoming highly stylized over the centuries.
There are approximately 89.4 million Tamil speakers around the world, with 82,695,000 speakers in India, 3,993,000 in Sri Lanka, 1,324,000 in Malaysia, 1,138,000 in Myanmar, 248,000 in Singapore, and 10,000 in Mauritius.
Official language in Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor, and Macau.
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
Features nasal vowels, distinctive nasal diphthongs, and complex vowel reduction patterns in unstressed syllables.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Two-gender system (masculine/feminine), complex verbal system with subjunctive mood extensively used.
Contains loanwords from Arabic, indigenous languages of Brazil and Africa, French, English, and various contact languages.
Part of the Indo-European family, specifically the West Ibero-Romance branch, closely related to Spanish and Galician.
Uses Latin script with diacritical marks (acute, circumflex, tilde, cedilla).
Evolved from Latin during medieval period, orthography standardized differently in Portugal and Brazil with 1990 agreement attempting unification.
Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal.
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