Paste Portuguese from WhatsApp, a work email, a song or a screenshot and read it in natural English. Works with Brazilian and European Portuguese, including the slang and the words that do not translate neatly.
Reading Portuguese is easy to start and hard to master. Many words look like English but mean something else - 'puxe' on a door means pull, 'pretender' means to intend, and 'esquisito' means strange, not exquisite. Brazilian chat is full of abbreviations and slang like 'valeu', 'beleza' and 'vc', while Portugal has its own expressions. translator.im reads Portuguese in context and gives you the English meaning, not just the English-looking word.
Everyday and slang Portuguese that confuses learners, with meanings and pronunciation. BR marks Brazil-only usage and PT marks Portugal-only usage.
Portuguese and English share thousands of look-alike words, which is exactly why literal translation goes wrong. The AI reads the sentence, the tone and the variety.
The model knows that 'atualmente' means currently, 'eventualmente' means occasionally or possibly, and 'assistir' a film means to watch it - not 'actually', 'eventually' or 'assist'.
Brazilian, European, Angolan and Mozambican Portuguese are all read correctly. Regional words like telemóvel, celular, comboio or trem are translated without fuss.
Abbreviations like vc (você), tb (também) and blz (beleza), plus 'kkkk' laughter, are common in Brazilian messages. The model reads them and translates the meaning.
Translate Portuguese menus, signs, screenshots and printed letters. Text is recognised in your browser, you can fix it, then translate it into English.
Speak Portuguese and get English text. Browser speech recognition handles Portuguese in Chrome, Edge and Safari, and Listen can read the English back.
Up to 5,000 characters per request and 10 free translations a day. Copy the English in one tap.
Messages from Brazilian friends, Portuguese colleagues, song lyrics, recipes and signs - here is where the translator helps most.
Brazilian messages are warm, fast and full of slang. Paste the chat and read it as a native English speaker would say it.
Portuguese business writing has set phrases that look odd when translated literally. The translator turns them into the English equivalent.
Use Image mode on a clear photo of a sign or menu. Watch out for doors: in Portuguese, 'puxe' means pull and 'empurre' means push.
Brazilians are famously active on social media. Translate captions, comments and replies, slang included.
Three habits for more precise results.
Do not 'clean up' Brazilian chat before translating. Abbreviations and slang tell the model the tone, and it will give you casual English to match.
Some words change meaning between countries - 'rapariga' simply means girl in Portugal but can be offensive in parts of Brazil, and 'propina' means tuition fees in Portugal but a bribe in Brazil. Add 'from Portugal' or 'from Brazil' if a word seems strange.
For lyrics, poems or idioms, add 'literal and natural translation'. You will see the word-for-word version and the way an English speaker would actually say it.
No account, no install. Paste Portuguese from anywhere and read it in natural English in seconds.