Oi, Meu nome é Paloma. |
Hi everybody! I’m Paloma. |
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In the last lesson, we learned how to introduce ourselves in Portuguese. As good manners are must everywhere, today we are going to learn how to thank people. |
Vocês estão prontos? Are you ready? Vamos começar, then let’s start! |
There are several ways to thank someone. Let's start with the most common phrase: |
Obrigado. |
[slowly] Obrigado. |
Obrigado means “thank you”. |
To say "thank you very much," you just need to add muito in the beginning: |
Muito obrigado. |
[slowly] Muito obrigado. |
Muito means "a lot." So Muito obrigado is like saying “Thank you very much." |
In the last lesson we saw that Portuguese words may vary according to gender. You say obrigado if you are a man. If you are a woman, you should say obrigada. |
[slowly] obrigada. |
When someone thanks you, how should you answer? There are a few things you can say. |
The first is: |
De nada. |
[slowly] De nada. |
This means "It’s nothing." You're telling the person that it’s nothing worth thanking you for. |
There is another phrase that's often used to mean "You're welcome" in Portuguese: |
Disponha. |
It means “welcome” in English, but it’s not used as often as De nada. |
Time for another quiz. What do you say in these situations? |
Muito obrigada. |
Muito obrigado. |
De nada. |
Now it’s time for Paloma’s point. |
In Brazil we sometimes cut words when we are talking. For example, it’s very common to hear brigado instead of obrigado. |
Don’t get confused between brigado that means “fight” and brigado “thank you”! |
Do you know what Tudo bem means? In our next lesson you’ll learn this and more other greetings in Portuguese! Até a próxima! |
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