German to Portuguese Translator
Free AI translation from German to Portuguese, built to carry grammar and register across, not just words.
What changes when you translate German to Portuguese
Translating German into Portuguese changes more than the words. Portuguese differs noticeably between Brazil and Portugal in vocabulary and pronouns, marks gender on nouns, and often drops subject pronouns. Portuguese varies between the Brazilian and European standards, especially in pronouns like você and tu, so translations should stay consistent with one variety. A word-for-word tool gets the vocabulary right and these things wrong, which is why the translator above reads the whole sentence before it writes anything.
German and Portuguese: key differences
German and Portuguese diverge on word order, grammatical gender, subject pronouns, and articles. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong Portuguese sentence.
| Feature | German | Portuguese |
|---|---|---|
| Typical word order | verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses | subject–verb–object |
| Grammatical gender | three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter) | two genders (masculine, feminine) |
| Subject pronouns | required | usually dropped |
| Articles | definite and indefinite, marked for gender, number, and case | definite and indefinite, marked for gender and number |
Common German to Portuguese phrases
Everyday expressions translated from German to Portuguese:
| German (Deutsch) | Portuguese (Português) |
|---|---|
| Hallo | Olá |
| Gute Nacht | Boa noite |
| Danke | Obrigado |
| Bitte | Por favor |
| Wie geht es dir? | Como você está? |
| Wie heißt du? | Qual é o seu nome? |
| Ich liebe dich | Eu te amo |
| Entschuldigung | Com licença |
| Wo ist die Toilette? | Onde fica o banheiro? |
| Auf Wiedersehen | Tchau |
About the Portuguese language
Portuguese (Português) is spoken by about 260 million people across Brazil, Portugal, and parts of Africa. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Português
- Speakers
- 260 million
- Language family
- Romance (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- subject–verb–object
German to Portuguese translation tips
- German uses verb-second, with verb-final subordinate clauses word order, while Portuguese is subject–verb–object, so the AI restructures whole sentences instead of substituting words one by one.
German to Portuguese translation FAQ
How accurate is AI German to Portuguese translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so German to Portuguese results read more naturally than word-for-word tools. For legal, medical, or other high-stakes text, have a fluent speaker review the output.
How do you say hello in Portuguese?
Hello in Portuguese is Olá. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday Portuguese expressions, such as Obrigado (thank you) and Tchau (goodbye).