How to Use Parting Phrases and Expressions

Learn how to use parting phrases and expressions

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Welcome to Can-Do Portuguese by PortuguesePod101.com.

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use parting expressions in Portuguese.

For example, "Good night" is

Boa noite.

Susana Santos is talking with her former colleague, Fernanda Ferreira.

As Susana says goodbye, her children join her in saying Good night.

Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components.

Até mais.

"see you soon"

Até mais.

Boa noite.

"Good night"

Boa noite.

Bom descanso.

"Rest well."

Bom descanso.

Focus on the way each person says goodbye.

Até mais.

Boa noite.

Bom descanso.

Once more with the English translation.

Até mais.

"See you soon."

Boa noite.

"Good night."

Boa noite.

"Good night."

Bom descanso.

"Rest well."

Let's break down each of these expressions.

First, do you remember how Susana says,

"See you soon."

Até mais.

This starts with até, which means something like "until" in this context. Até. Até.

Next is mais, literally "more," but conveying the idea of "soon." Mais. Mais.

Together, até mais means something like "until soon," but translates as "see you soon."

Até mais.

Até mais is fairly informal, which indicates a close relationship between Susana and Fernanda Ferreira , her former homestay mother.

Do you remember how Sabrina says,

"Good night."

Boa noite. "Good night." Boa noite.

Let’s start with noite, "night." Noite. Noite.

In Portuguese, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Noite is feminine and singular — a fact that will determine the form of other words in the sentence.

Before this is boa, "good." Boa. Boa.

Boa is feminine and singular to agree with noite.

All together, it's Boa noite, "Good night."

Boa noite.

Both Sabrina and Sergio use this expression when saying Good night to Fernanda.

You use Boa noite as a parting greeting, when you don’t plan on seeing someone again that night, and often when someone is about to go to bed. It’s like saying "have a Good night's sleep."

Now, do you remember how Fernanda says,

"Rest well."

Bom descanso.

Let’s start with descanso, "rest." Descanso. Descanso.

Descanso is masculine and singular — a fact that will determine the form of other words in the sentence.

Before this is bom, "good." Bom. Bom.

Bom is masculine and singular to agree with descanso.

All together it's Bom descanso literally means "good rest," but it translates as "Rest well."

Bom descanso.

Let's look at the parting greetings once more.

Listen and repeat, or speak along with the native speakers.

Até mais.

"See you soon."

Até mais.

Boa noite.

"Good night."

Boa noite.

Bom descanso.

"Rest well."

Bom descanso.

Até mais tarde.

"See you later."

Até mais tarde.

Tchau.

"Bye."

Tchau.

Did you notice the last parting greeting?

Tchau.

"Bye."

Tchau, "Bye." Tchau. Tchau.

You can use this parting greeting any time of the day with strangers or friends.

Tchau.

Let's review the new words.

Até mais tarde.

"See you later."

Até mais tarde.

This expression implies that you'll meet the other person again on the same day.

Let's review.

Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speaker, focusing on pronunciation.

Ready?

Do you remember how to say,

"See you soon."

Até mais.

And how to say,

"Good night."

Boa noite.

Do you remember how to say,

"Rest well."

Bom descanso.

And how to say,

"Bye."

Tchau.

Do you remember how to say,

"See you later."

Até mais tarde.

Let's practice.

Imagine you're Samuel Santos , and you’re talking with Fernanda.

Respond by saying, "Good night."

Ready?

Até mais.

Boa noite.

Listen again and repeat.

Boa noite.

Let’s try another.

Imagine you're Sergio Santos , and you’re finishing class.

Respond by saying "Bye!"

Ready?

Tchau.

Tchau!

Listen again and repeat.

Tchau!

Let’s try one more.

Imagine you're Sabrina Santos and you’re finishing coffee with your college friend, Paula.

Respond by saying "See you soon."

Ready?

Até mais tarde.

Até mais.

Listen again and repeat.

Até mais.

A common informal greeting you may hear is tchau-tchau, which is equivalent to "bye-bye."

In this lesson, you learned how to use basic parting greetings in Portuguese. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of using basic greetings. Let’s review.

Do you remember the polite way to say “Good morning?”

Bom dia.

And how to say, “Good afternoon?”

Boa tarde.

Do you remember how to say, “Good evening?”

Boa noite.

Imagine you're Sabrina Santos , and you're meeting your friend Paula Pereira in the morning, after a short small talk you part ways.

Do you remember how to say "Hi!"

Oi!

Respond to your friend Paula greeting you first.

Oi.

Oi!

Listen again, and repeat.

Oi!

Do you remember how to say "Bye!"

Tchau!

Respond to Paula Pereira.

Tchau.

Tchau!

Listen again, and repeat.

Tchau!

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