English→Mozambican Portuguese

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O português moçambicano mantém a gramática de matriz europeia e mistura-lhe palavras quotidianas como chapa, machimbombo e maningue.

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What locals actually say

How much is the minibus to downtown?

Quanto custa o chapa até à Baixa?

Chapa é o nome local do minibus, enquanto “até à Baixa” mantém a construção preposicional europeia.

That bus is full; let’s wait for the next one.

Esse machimbombo está cheio; vamos esperar pelo próximo.

Machimbombo é a palavra moçambicana para autocarro, usada no dia a dia em vez de “autocarro”.

This is very expensive!

Isto está maningue caro!

Maningue funciona como intensificador coloquial com o sentido de “muito”, dando à frase um registo moçambicano.

Where is Mr. Mário's stall?

Onde é que fica a barraca do senhor Mário?

Barraca is a common Mozambican word for an informal stall or small shop, while onde é que gives the question a conversational, European-leaning structure.

Let's have matapa for lunch.

Vamos comer matapa ao almoço.

Matapa is a distinctly Mozambican dish made with cassava leaves, and almoço follows the European-leaning vocabulary used in Mozambican Portuguese.

My sister has already got home.

A minha mana já chegou a casa.

Mana is a familiar Mozambican term for an older sister or respected woman, and a casa is the European-leaning construction for being at or arriving home.

The boss asked for my tax number.

O chefe pediu o meu NUIT.

NUIT means Número Único de Identificação Tributária, the local Mozambican tax identification number.

It is cold in the morning during the dry season.

Durante o cacimbo, de manhã está frio.

Cacimbo is the local word for the cool, dry season in Mozambique and signals regional vocabulary.

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How Mozambican Portuguese differs

Mozambican Portuguese. European-leaning grammar; local vocabulary where casual (chapa for minibus, machimbombo for bus, maningue for very); metical currency.

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