Português Macaense

Macanese Portuguese

Romance

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Portuguese in Macao (Portuguese: português de Macau; locale pt-MO) is the local use of Portuguese in the Macao Special Administrative Region. Article 9 of the Basic Law and language legislation give Chinese and Portuguese official status and equal legal force; Cantonese is the most widely spoken Chinese variety but is not named as a separate co-official language. Contemporary formal Portuguese generally follows European Portuguese norms and remains visible in legislation, public administration, courts, signage, education, and institutions linking China with Lusophone countries. Daily use is limited: the 2021 census reported Portuguese as the usual home language for only about 0.6% of residents, although more residents know it as an additional language. Macao Portuguese should also be distinguished from Patuá, the endangered Portuguese-based Macanese creole with a separate history and structure.

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87 core words in Macanese Portuguese

Water

água

ˈaɣwɐ

Fire

fogo

ˈfoɣu

Sun

sol

sɔl

Moon

lua

ˈluɐ

Star

estrela

ɨʃˈtɾelɐ

Night

noite

ˈnojtɨ

Rain

chuva

ˈʃuvɐ

Snow

neve

ˈnɛvɨ

Wind

vento

ˈvẽtu

Earth

terra

ˈtɛʁɐ

Stone

pedra

ˈpɛðɾɐ

Mountain

montanha

mõˈtɐɲɐ

Sea

mar

maɾ

Mother

mãe

mɐ̃j̃

Father

pai

paj

Daughter

filha

ˈfiʎɐ

I

eu

ew

You

tu

tu

We

nós

nɔʃ

Name

nome

ˈnomɨ

Person

pessoa

pɨˈsoɐ

Head

cabeça

kɐˈβesɐ

Eye

olho

ˈoʎu

Ear

orelha

oˈɾeʎɐ

Nose

nariz

nɐˈɾiʃ

Mouth

boca

ˈbokɐ

Tooth

dente

ˈdẽtɨ

Tongue

língua

ˈlĩɡwɐ

Hand

mão

mɐ̃w̃

Foot

pé

pɛ

Heart

coração

kuɾɐˈsɐ̃w̃

Bone

osso

ˈosu

Blood

sangue

ˈsɐ̃ɡɨ

Poop

cocó

kuˈkɔ

Love

amor

ɐˈmoɾ

Tree

árvore

ˈaɾvuɾɨ

Dog

cão

kɐ̃w̃

Cat

gato

ˈɡatu

Fish

peixe

ˈpajʃɨ

Bird

pássaro

ˈpasɐɾu

Butterfly

borboleta

buɾbuˈletɐ

Egg

ovo

ˈovu

Bear

urso

ˈuɾsu

Horse

cavalo

kɐˈvalu

House

casa

ˈkazɐ

Milk

leite

ˈlejtɨ

Honey

mel

mɛl

Salt

sal

sal

Wine

vinho

ˈviɲu

Rice

arroz

ɐˈʁoʃ

Chocolate

chocolate

ʃukuˈlatɨ

Iron

ferro

ˈfɛʁu

Wheel

roda

ˈʁɔdɐ

Silk

seda

ˈsedɐ

Book

livro

ˈlivɾu

Eat

comer

kuˈmeɾ

Drink

beber

bɨˈβeɾ

Sleep

dormir

duɾˈmiɾ

One

um

ũ

Two

dois

dojʃ

Three

três

tɾeʃ

Four

quatro

ˈkwatɾu

Five

cinco

ˈsĩku

Hundred

cem

sẽj̃

Hello

olá

ɔˈla

Thank you

obrigado

ɔβɾiˈɣadu

Good

bom

bõ

New

novo

ˈnovu

Red

vermelho

vɨɾˈmɐʎu

White

branco

ˈbɾɐ̃ku

Black

preto

ˈpɾetu

Green

verde

ˈveɾdɨ

Blue

azul

ɐˈzul

Cuckoo

cuco

ˈkuku

Woof

au au

aw aw

Cock-a-doodle-doo

cocorocó

kokoɾoˈkɔ

Computer

computador

kõputɐˈdoɾ

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

ˈwajfaj

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuʃi

Tea

chá

ʃa

Coffee

café

kɐˈfɛ

Sugar

açúcar

ɐˈsukaɾ

Orange

laranja

lɐˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ

Ninety-nine

noventa e nove

nuˈvẽtɐ i ˈnɔvɨ

Dopamine

dopamina

dupɐˈminɐ

At sign

arroba

ɐˈʁɔβɐ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Romance

Meaning Macanese PortuguesePortugueseCape Verdean PortugueseMozambican PortugueseAngolan PortugueseBrazilian PortugueseMirandese
Water água /ˈaɣwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɣwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ água /ˈaɡwɐ/ auga /ˈawɣa/
Fire fogo /ˈfoɣu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɣu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fogo /ˈfoɡu/ fuogo /ˈfwoɣu/
Sun sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔɫ/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔl/ sol /sɔw/ sol /sɔl/
Moon lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lua /ˈluɐ/ lhuna /ˈʎunɐ/
Star estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /ɨʃˈtɾelɐ/ estrela /isˈtɾelɐ/ streilha /ˈstrejʎɐ/
Night noite /ˈnojtɨ/ noite /ˈnojtɨ/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojte/ noite /ˈnojtʃi/ nuite /ˈnujtɨ/
Rain chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuva /ˈʃuvɐ/ chuba /ˈtʃubɐ/
Snow neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /nɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvɨ/ neve /ˈnɛvi/ niebe /ˈnjeβɨ/
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