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How to Say ‘I speak a little Portuguese’ in Portuguese

Falo um pouco de português

FAH-loo oong POH-koo duh poor-too-GESH

[FAH-loo oong POH-koo duh poor-too-GESH]

Phrase Breakdown

Falo um pouco

FAH-loo oong POH-koo

I speak a little

'Falo' means 'I speak' and 'um pouco' means 'a little'. Say it smoothly: 'FA-lu ũ PÔ-ku'.

Example

Falo um pouco, mas não muito.

I speak a little, but not much.

Words in this phrase

Falo

[FAH-loo]

I speak

First person singular present of 'falar' (to speak).

Example

Falo francês e inglês.

I speak French and English.

um

[oong]

a / an

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Um funcionário pode ajudar com o carro.

An employee can help with the car.

pouco

[POH-koo]

little

A small amount or degree.

Example

Espere um pouco para ver o resultado.

Wait a little to see the result.

de português

duh poor-too-GESH

of Portuguese

'De' links 'a little' to the language. 'Português' ends with a 'sh' sound in Portugal: 'dê pur-tu-GÊSH'.

Example

Aulas de português.

Portuguese lessons.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

português

[poor-too-GESH]

Portuguese

The Portuguese language; also the adjective for things from Portugal.

Example

Estou a aprender português.

I am learning Portuguese.

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