Portuguese vs Filipino
Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Philippines
National Language
Portugal
Philippines
Second Language
United States of America
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
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.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Latin
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
obrigado
Salamat
How Are You?
Como você está?
Kumusta
Good Night
boa noite
magandang gabi
Good Evening
boa Noite
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
bom Dia
Magandang umaga
Please
Por Favor
Mangyaring
Sorry
pesaroso
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
Eu te amo
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
desculpe me
patawarin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Bikol
Where They Speak
Brazil
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Portugal
Philippines
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Waray
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Philippines
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Português
filipino
Alternative Names
Português
Pilipino
French Name
portugais
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Portugiesisch
Pilipino
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Not Available
Origin
3rd Century
16th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
No early forms
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Filipino
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
pt
No Data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
port1283
fili1244
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No Data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Portuguese and Filipino Language History
Comparison of Portuguese vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Portuguese and Filipino language. History of Portuguese language states that this language originated in 3rd Century whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Portuguese and Filipino Language History.
Portuguese and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Filipino language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Filipino Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.