Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Portugal
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
United States of America
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Spanish and Galician Languages
Tamil
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
obrigado
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Como você está?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
boa noite
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
bom Dia
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Por Favor
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
pesaroso
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
Eu te amo
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Waddar
Where They Speak
Brazil
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Portugal
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Português
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Português
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
portugais
télougou
German Name
Portugiesisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Telugu people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Telugu
Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
port1283
telu1262
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Portuguese and Telugu 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 Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Portuguese and Telugu language. Portuguese word for "Hello" is Olá or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Portuguese Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Portuguese vs Telugu Difficulty
The Portuguese vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Portuguese Alphabets and Telugu 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 Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Portuguese and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Portuguese is 24 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.