Essential everyday greetings, farewells, and courtesy phrases.
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Olá, bom dia!
Hi, good morning!
Como estás?
How are you? (informal)
Como está?
How are you? (formal)
Estou bem! E tu?
I'm good! And you?
Boa noite a todos!
Good evening, everyone! (Portuguese uses 'boa noite' for both evening and night.)
Boa noite, querido / querida.
Good night, darling.
Como te chamas?
What's your name? (informal) (Literally 'how do you call yourself' — reflexive verb.)
Como se chama?
What's your name? (formal)
Chamo-me Alex. E tu?
My name is Alex. And yours? (Literally 'I call myself Alex'.)
Desculpa, não percebi.
Sorry, I didn't understand. ('Perceber' = to understand in Portugal; in Brazil it's 'entender'.)
Com licença.
Excuse me. (to get attention)
Desculpe.
Pardon me. / Sorry.
Por favor.
Please.
Obrigado / Obrigada pela tua ajuda.
Thank you for your help. (Speaker matches their own gender: men say 'obrigado', women 'obrigada'.)
De nada.
You're welcome. (Literally 'of nothing'.)
Prazer em conhecer-te!
Nice to meet you! (Literally 'pleasure to know you'.)
Adeus.
Goodbye.
Até logo.
See you later.
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