Portuguese to French Translator
Free Portuguese to French translation, plus the French grammar that trips up English speakers.
What changes when you translate Portuguese to French
Translating Portuguese into French changes more than the words. French marks grammatical gender on every noun, distinguishes the informal tu from the formal vous, and its spelling preserves many letters that are no longer pronounced. French needs a gender for every noun and a choice between tu and vous, and idioms rarely map word for word, so context-aware translation matters more than dictionary lookup. 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.
Portuguese and French: key differences
Portuguese and French diverge on subject pronouns. Each row below is a place where swapping words one for one produces the wrong French sentence.
| Feature | Portuguese | French |
|---|---|---|
| Subject pronouns | usually dropped | required |
Common Portuguese to French phrases
Everyday expressions translated from Portuguese to French:
| Portuguese (Português) | French (Français) |
|---|---|
| Olá | Bonjour |
| Boa noite | Bonne nuit |
| Obrigado | Merci |
| Por favor | S'il vous plaît |
| Como você está? | Comment allez-vous ? |
| Qual é o seu nome? | Comment vous appelez-vous ? |
| Eu te amo | Je t'aime |
| Com licença | Excusez-moi |
| Onde fica o banheiro? | Où sont les toilettes ? |
| Tchau | Au revoir |
About the French language
French (Français) is spoken by about 280 million people across France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, and much of West Africa. It belongs to the Romance (Indo-European) language family and is written in the Latin alphabet.
- Native name
- Français
- Speakers
- 280 million
- Language family
- Romance (Indo-European)
- Writing system
- the Latin alphabet
- Word order
- subject–verb–object
Portuguese to French translation FAQ
How accurate is AI Portuguese to French translation?
The translator uses a modern AI language model that understands context, so Portuguese to French 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 French?
Hello in French is Bonjour. The common-phrases table on this page lists more everyday French expressions, such as Merci (thank you) and Au revoir (goodbye).