Greetings in Portuguese

Find common greetings and phrases in Portuguese, and how to pronounce them.

Term/Phrase

Translation

Pronunciation

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Hello (formal)

Olá

Oh-La

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Hello (informal)

Oi

Oi

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Greetings everyone

Olá a todos

Oh-lah ah-toh-dohs

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How are you? (formal)

Como vai?

Ko-moo-vay

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Thank you

Obrigado*

Obrigada**

Oh-bree-gah-doh

Oh-bree-gah-dah

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Good morning

Bom dia

Bown dee-ah

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Good afternoon

Boa tarde

Boh-ah tahr-dee

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Good evening

Boa noite

Boh-ah noy-chee

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Good night

Boa noite

Bo-ah noy-teh

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 * used by a male speaker

**used by a female speaker

 

Other useful words and phrases

Term/Phrase

Translation

Pronunciation

Recording

Happy Christmas

Feliz Natal

Feh-leez nah-tah

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Happy New Year

Feliz ano novo

Feh-lees ah-noo no-voo

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Goodbye

Até logo

Ah-tay loh-goo

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See you tomorrow

Até amanhã

Ah-tay ah-mahn-yah

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Hello (when answering the phone)

Alô

Ah-loh

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