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How Portuguese and Tsonga compare

Shared writing system

Portuguese and Tsonga 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

Portuguese belongs to the Indo-European family while Tsonga belongs to the Niger-Congo 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

Portuguese: Approximately 280 million speakers worldwide, with about 230 million in Brazil and 10 million in Portugal. Tsonga: Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language.

Common Portuguese phrases in Tsonga

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

Greetings

Olá
Miri yini
Bom dia
Mixo lowunene
Boa tarde
Madyambu lamanene
Boa noite
Madyambu lamanene
Boa noite
Vusiku lebyinene
Adeus
Mi hambanile kahle
Até mais
Hi ta vonana endzhaku
Até amanhã
Hi ta vonana mundzuku
Bem vindo
Mi amukeriwile
Como você está?
Xana u njhani?
Estou bem, obrigado
Ndzi kahle, ndza khensa
Tenha um bom dia
Mi va na siku lerinene

Courtesy

Por favor
Ndzi kombela
Obrigado
Ndza khensa
Muito obrigado
Ndza khensa swinene
De nada
U amukelekile
Sim
Ina
Não
E-e
Com licença
Ndzi rivaleleni
Me desculpe
Ndzi rivaleli
Sem problemas
A ku na xiphiqo
Claro
I ntiyiso
Parabéns
Ha mi hoyozela
Boa sorte
Mikateko leyinene

Introductions

Qual é o seu nome?
Vito ra wena i mani?
Prazer em conhecê-lo
Swi tsakisa ku hlangana na wena
De onde você é?
Xana u huma kwihi?
Quantos anos você tem?
U na malembe yangani?
Eu sou um estudante
Ndzi xichudeni
Estou aqui de férias
Ndzi laha hi holideyi
Estou aqui para trabalhar
Ndzi laha hikwalaho ka ntirho
Este é meu amigo
Loyi i munghana wa mina

Numbers

Um
Yin’we
Dois
Tlhandlakambirhi
Três
Tinharhu
Quatro
Mune wa swona
Cinco
Ntlhanu wa ntlhanu
Seis
Tsevu wa vona
Sete
Nkombo wa nkombo
Oito
Ntsevu
Nove
Nhungu
Dez
Khume ra
Cem
Dzana rin’we
Mil
Gidi rin’we

Time and dates

Hoje
Namuntlha
Amanhã
Mundzuku
Ontem
Tolo
Agora
Sweswi
Mais tarde
Endzhakunyana
Que horas são?
Xana i nkarhi muni?
De manhã
Hi mixo
À noite
Nimadyambu
Segunda-feira
Hi Musumbhunuku
Sexta-feira
Ravuntlhanu
Semana que vem
Vhiki leri taka
Uma hora
Awara yin’we

Directions and travel

Onde fica o banheiro?
Xana ndhawu yo hlambela yi kwihi?
Onde fica a estação de trem?
Xana xitichi xa xitimela xi kwihi?
Onde fica o aeroporto?
Xana rivala ra swihaha-mpfhuka ri kwihi?
Como faço para chegar lá?
Xana ndzi nga fika njhani kwalaho?
Vire à esquerda
Jikela eximatsini
Vire à direita
Jikela exineneni
Vá em frente
Yana emahlweni hi ku kongoma
Está perto
Yi le kusuhi
Está longe
Swi le kule
Estou perdido
Ndzi lahlekile
Eu preciso de um táxi
Ndzi lava thekisi
Onde posso comprar um ingresso?
Xana ndzi nga ri xava kwihi thikithi?
Quanto custa o bilhete?
Xana thikithi i mali muni?
É seguro caminhar?
Xana swi hlayisekile ku famba?

Food and restaurants

Estou com fome
Ndzi khomiwe hi ndlala
Estou com sede
Ndzi khomiwe hi torha
Água, por favor
Mati, ndzi kombela
Uma mesa para dois, por favor
Tafula ra vanhu vambirhi, ndzi kombela
O cardápio, por favor
Menyu, ndzi kombela
O que você recomenda?
Xana u bumabumela yini?
Eu gostaria disso
Ndzi nga swi tsakela leswi
É delicioso
Swi nandziha
A conta, por favor
Nawumbisi, ndzi kombela
Eu não como carne
A ndzi dyi nyama
Eu tenho uma alergia alimentar
Ndzi ni vuvabyi bya ku nga twanani ni swakudya
Café
Kofi ya kona
Chá
Tiyi
Pão
Xinkwa

Shopping and money

Quanto custa isso?
Xana leswi swi durha mali muni?
É muito caro
Swi durha ngopfu
Você aceita cartões de crédito?
Xana wa ma amukela makhadi ya xikweleti?
Estou apenas olhando
Ndzi languta ntsena
Eu vou pegar
Ndzi ta yi teka
Abrir
Vulavula
Fechado
Ku pfariwile
Entrada
Ku nghena
Sair
Ku huma
Onde está o mercado?
Xana makete wu kwihi?

Emergency and health

Ajuda
Pfunani
Chame um médico
Fonela dokodela
Chame a polícia
Fonela maphorisa
Eu preciso de ajuda
Ndzi lava mpfuno
Estou doente
Ndzi vabya
Onde fica o hospital?
Xana xibedlhele xi kwihi?
Onde fica a farmácia?
Xana khemisi yi kwihi?
Dói aqui
Swi vava laha
Eu preciso de um médico
Ndzi lava dokodela
Existe um hospital próximo?
Xana ku ni xibedlhele lexi nga ekusuhi?

Getting help with language

Você fala inglês?
Xana wa vulavula Xinghezi?
Eu não entendo
A ndzi swi twisisi
Eu entendo
Ndza swi twisisa
Por favor fale devagar
Ndzi kombela ku vulavula hi ku nonoka
Por favor repita isso
Ndzi kombela u phindha sweswo
Por favor, escreva
Ndzi kombela u yi tsala ehansi
O que isso significa?
Xana leswi swi vula yini?
Como você diz isso?
Xana u swi vula njhani leswi?
Estou aprendendo
Ndza dyondza
Eu falo um pouco
Ndzi vulavula nyana
Você pode me ajudar?
Xana u nga ndzi pfuna?
Não sei
A ndzi swi tivi

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Tsonga Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in South Africa (Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng), Mozambique, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

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

Consonants

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Phonetics

Features distinctive click consonants (c, q, x), ejective consonants, complex tone system with high and low tones affecting meaning.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Extensive Bantu noun class system with 20+ classes affecting agreement patterns throughout sentences.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from Afrikaans, English, Portuguese, and other Bantu languages due to historical contact and migration.

Language Family

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

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Swiss missionaries in 1870s-1880s, orthography standardized for Bible translation and education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 4.4 million speakers worldwide, with about 2.4 million in South Africa where it's an official language.

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.

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