Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Sweden
Portugal
Second Language
Finland
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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.
Similar To
Norwegian and Danish Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
tacka dig
obrigado
How Are You?
hur mår du
Como você está?
Good Night
godnatt
boa noite
Good Evening
god kväll
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
boa Tarde
Good Morning
god morgon
bom Dia
Please
vänligen
Por Favor
I Love You
jag älskar dig
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Dialects
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Gabon
Brazil
Dialect 2
Dialects
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Georgia
Portugal
Dialect 3
Dialects
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
France
Daman and Diu
Native Name
Svenska
Português
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Português
French Name
suédois
portugais
German Name
Schwedisch
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
13th Century
3rd Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Romance
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
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Early Forms
Old Swedish
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
swed1254
port1283
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-
Swedish and Portuguese 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 Swedish and Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swedish and Portuguese language. Swedish word for "Hello" is hej or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Swedish Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swedish vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Swedish vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swedish Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Swedish and Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swedish and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swedish is 24 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.