Polite Phrases in Portuguese

20 de December de 2013

Hey guys, how are you? Well, on our Dica today we will talk about polite phrases in Portuguese, meaning, polite expressions that we use everyday while being polite in Brazil. So, let’s see here:

Polite Phrases in Portuguese

Now that we watched the video, let’s see a list using these and more expressions:

[one_half]Com licenΓ§a
Por favor
Desculpe-me
Sinto muito
Sinto muito por isso
Obrigado (a)
Obrigado (a) pela ajuda
Muito obrigado (a)
De nada
NΓ£o hΓ‘ de que
VocΓͺ Γ© muito gentil[/one_half][one_half_last]Excuse me
Please
Sorry
I’m sorry
I’m sorry about that

Thank you
Thanks for your help
Thank you very much
You are welcome
Don’t mention it
You are very kind[/one_half_last]

Let’s see dialogs using some of these expressions as examples:

Examples using Por Favor

Por favor, vocΓͺ pode me dar uma informaΓ§Γ£o?
Please, could you give me an information?

Por favor, vocΓͺ pode pegar aquele livro pra mim?
Could you please grab that book for me?

Examples using Com LicenΓ§a

Com licenΓ§a, posso passar?
Excuse me, can I go through?

Com licenΓ§a, posso falar com vocΓͺ?
Excuse me, can I talk to you?

Com licenΓ§a, posso dar uma opiniΓ£o sobre este assunto?
Excuse me, can I give an opinion on this matter?

Watch our vΓ­deo and learn how to use this expression in our VΓ­deo Dica aboutΒ Com LicenΓ§a mean in Portuguese.

Examples usingΒ Obrigado and De nada

Estrangeiro: Por favor, vocΓͺ pode me dar uma informaΓ§Γ£o? Onde fica a Rio & Learn?
Carioca: Olha, fica em Copacabana, na Rua Siqueira Campos, nΓΊmero 16.
Estrangeiro: Ah, muito, muito, muito obrigado!
Carioca: De nada!

Foreigner: Please, can you give me an information?Β Where is Rio & Learn?
Carioca: Look, it is in copacabana, at Siqueira Campos street, number 16.
Foreigner: Oh, thank you very, very much!
Carioca: You are welcome!

When IΒ want to thank someone for a compliment. Someone tells me:

Estudante: MoisΓ©s, eu gosto das suas aulas de PortuguΓͺs. Eu acho as VΓ­deo Dicas muito interessantes. Eu aprendo muito!
MoisΓ©s: Ok, muito obrigado!
Estudante: De nada!

Student: MoisΓ©s, I like your Portuguese classes. I think the Video Dicas are very interesting. I learn a lot!
MoisΓ©s: Ok, thank you very much!
Student: You are welcome!

You can find more examples in our Dica aboutΒ Thank you in Portuguese.

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Polites requests in Portuguese

Greetings in Portuguese
Informal greetings in Portuguese
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