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How to Say ‘My bank is foreign’ in Portuguese

O meu banco é estrangeiro

oo mey-oo BAHN-koo eh shtrahn-ZHAY-roo

[oo mey-oo BAHN-koo eh shtrahn-ZHAY-roo]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese usually puts o or a before "my": o meu banco, a minha casa. Leaving it out sounds Brazilian.

Phrase Breakdown

O meu banco

oo mey-oo BAHN-koo

My bank

In Portugal the article 'o' comes before 'meu'. Say 'u MEW BÃ-ku' with a nasal 'ban'.

Example

O meu banco fecha às três.

My bank closes at three.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

meu

[mey-oo]

Possessive adjective used to denote ownership.

Example

Meu táxi chegou cedo.

My taxi arrived early.

banco

[BAHN-koo]

bank

Financial institution; can also mean bench.

Example

Vou ao banco.

I'm going to the bank.

é estrangeiro

eh shtrahn-ZHAY-roo

is foreign

'É' is an open 'eh' that runs into 'estrangeiro': 'eh-shtrã-ZHAY-ru'. The 's' before 't' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

O cartão é estrangeiro.

The card is foreign.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Form of the verb 'ser' used to identify or state something.

Example

É meu interesse conhecer melhor a empresa.

It is my interest to get to know the company better.

estrangeiro

[shtrahn-ZHAY-roo]

foreign

From another country.

Example

Ele é estrangeiro.

He is foreign.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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