Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Armenian Highland
National Language
Portugal
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Greek
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Como você está?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
boa noite
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
boa Noite
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
bom Dia
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
Por Favor
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
pesaroso
կներեք (knerek’)
I Love You
Eu te amo
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Brazil
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Portugal
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Not Applicable
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Português
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Português
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
portugais
arménien
German Name
Portugiesisch
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Armenians
Origin
3rd Century
late 5th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
arme1241
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Portuguese and Armenian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Portuguese and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Armenian language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Armenian Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Portuguese and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.