How To Talk About Tech And The Internet In Portuguese
While no country is a monolith, the data tell us that on average, Brazilians love the internet. In a 2019 global digital survey, Brazil ranked second in most time spent on the internet per day, as well as in most time spent specifically on social media platforms — in both cases beat out by the Philippines for the top spot. Couple that with the prevalence of technology and the internet in our daily lives and you get a compelling case for the importance of learning Portuguese technology and internet vocabulary.
This guide includes some of the most common vocab words related to tech, the internet and social media, as well as a few full sentences using some of this vocabulary. Once you learn these Portuguese technology words, you’ll be ready to have basic conversations with Portuguese speakers, or to get some IT help next time you’re in Brazil. Be sure to click the play button to hear how each word or phrase is pronounced.
Portuguese Technology Vocabulary
the hardware — o hardware
the computer — o computador
the laptop — o laptop
the cable — o cabo
to charge — carregar
the keyboard — o teclado
the mouse — o mouse
the printer — a impressora
compatible — compatível
wireless — sem fio
the software — o software
to install — instalar
the click — o clique
the menu — o menu
the folder — a pasta
the file — o arquivo
to save — salvar
the bug — o defeito
offline — desconectado
to drag — arrastar
Portuguese Internet Vocabulary
the internet — a internet
the browser — o navegador
the link — o link
to load — carregar
the blog — o blog
the virus — o vírus
the pop-up — o pop-up
online — online
to download — baixar
to search — pesquisar
the email — o e-mail
the chat — o bate-papo
the message — a mensagem
the draft — o rascunho
the emoticon — o emoticon
the email address — o endereço de e-mail
to write — escrever
to open — abrir
the attachment — o anexo
to send — enviar
the social media — as mídias sociais
to sign up — se registrar
to log in — se conectar
the member — o membro
the password — a senha
popular — popular
the forum — o fórum
the community — a comunidade
the network — a rede
to follow — seguir
Portuguese Technology And Internet Phrases
My battery is low – I have to plug my laptop in to charge it. — Minha bateria está fraca, tenho que conectar o laptop para carregá-lo.
I just clicked on a link in an email… I might have downloaded a virus. — Acabo de clicar em um link de um e-mail… talvez eu tenha baixado um vírus.
I follow some of my friends on Twitter so I can keep up with what they are doing. — Eu sigo alguns amigos no Twitter para ficar informado sobre o que andam fazendo.
I have 504 unread messages in my mailbox. — Eu tenho 504 mensagens não lidas na minha caixa de entrada.
I’ll send it to you, what’s your email address? — Eu te envio. Qual é o seu endereço de e-mail?
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