How to say "excuse me" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "excuse me" translates to  Com licença 

Transliteration: kohm lee-sehn-sah

🇧🇷 Com licença, onde fica o banheiro?

🗣️ kohm lee-sehn-sah, ohn-deh fee-kah oh bahn-yeh-roh?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

🇧🇷 Com licença, você sabe onde fica o banheiro?

🗣️ Kohm lee-SEN-sah, vo-SAY sah-beh ohn-deh FEE-kah oh bahn-YEH-roo?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?

🇧🇷 Com licença, você pode me ajudar?

🗣️ kohm lee-sehn-sah, voh-seh poh-dee meh ah-zhoo-dahr?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, can you help me?

🇧🇷 Com licença, onde fica o banheiro?

🗣️ Kohm lee-sen-sah, ohn-deh fee-kah oh bahn-yeh-roh?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, where is the bathroom?

🇧🇷 Com licença, posso passar?

🗣️ Kohm lee-sehn-sah, poh-soh pah-sahr?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, can I pass?

🇧🇷 Com licença, posso passar?

🗣️ Kohm lee-sehn-sah, poh-soh pah-sahr?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, can I pass?

🇧🇷 Com licença, você sabe onde fica o banheiro?

🗣️ Kohm lee-sehn-sah, vo-say sah-beh ohn-deh fee-kah oh bahn-yeh-roh?

🇺🇸 Excuse me, do you know where the bathroom is?



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Brazilian Portuguese

Native speakers
220M 🗣️
Official language in
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Active vocabulary
20k-30k 📚
Difficulty
medium 🤔
Closest langauges
Spanish, Italian
⏳ Avg. time to basics
600-750 hours ⏳

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Learning Portuguese opens up a world of opportunities across Portugal, Brazil, and other Lusophone countries, from travel to global business. It's especially beneficial in sectors like agriculture, energy, and technology. For basic conversational fluency, you'll need around 1,500-2,000 vocabulary words. Generally, an English speaker may require 600-750 hours to attain a solid proficiency. Essential grammar elements include complex verb conjugations across various tenses, and understanding the use of definite articles and gendered nouns. These intricacies can be challenging but rewarding to master, allowing for effective communication in diverse Portuguese-speaking settings.



Frequently Asked Questions

How to say "excuse me" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "Com licença" which translates to "Excuse me".

How to pronounce "Com licença" (excuse me) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "Com licença" is pronounced as "kohm lee-sehn-sah".

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