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Small talk phrases in Portuguese

Greet on the way in with “Bom dia, tudo bem?”, then keep to the weather: “Hoje está muito frio” or “Está bom tempo hoje, não é?”. With neighbours you don’t know well, “E consigo?” is the polite ‘and you?’. As you step out, “Bom resto de dia” or “Até logo”.

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You share the lift with a neighbour and fill the ride with a few friendly words about the weather.

You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

The conversation

  1. You step into the lift. A neighbour from your building is already inside.

    You

    Bom dia, tudo bem?

    Good morning, how are you?

  2. Neighbour

    Estou bem. E consigo?

    I’m fine. And you?

    You

    Vai-se andando.

    Getting by.

  3. Neighbour

    Hoje está muito frio.

    It’s very cold today.

    You

    Pois é, está um gelo.

    It really is, it’s freezing.

  4. Neighbour

    Em que andar vive?

    Which floor do you live on?

    You

    No quinto. Mudei-me há pouco.

    On the fifth. I moved in recently.

  5. Neighbour

    Se precisar de ajuda, é só bater à porta.

    If you need a hand, just knock.

    You

    Muito obrigado. O mesmo digo eu.

    Thanks very much. The same goes for me.

  6. Neighbour

    Bom resto de dia!

    Have a good rest of the day.

    You

    Igualmente, até logo.

    You too, see you later.

Key phrases

  • Olá, tudo bem?

    Hi, how are you?

  • Estou bem. E consigo?

    I’m fine. And you?

  • Vai-se andando.

    Getting by.

  • Está bom tempo hoje, não é?

    Nice weather today, isn’t it?

  • Hoje está muito frio.

    It’s very cold today.

  • Parece que vai chover.

    It looks like rain.

  • Em que andar vive?

    Which floor do you live on?

  • Acabei de me mudar para o andar de cima.

    I’ve just moved in upstairs.

  • Se precisar de ajuda, é só bater à porta.

    If you need a hand, just knock.

  • Bom resto de dia!

    Have a good rest of the day.

Good to know in Portugal

A lift ride, start to finish

  1. 1

    Greet everyone as you step in.

    Olá, tudo bem?Hi, how are you?
  2. 2

    Pick an easy topic: the weather is the classic.

    Está bom tempo hoje, não é?Nice weather today, isn’t it?
  3. 3

    Say goodbye as you leave, with “com licença” if you need to squeeze past.

    Com licença, por favor.Excuse me, please.

Consigo, not você

Polite

Estou bem. E consigo?

I’m fine. And you?

Blunt

Estou bem. E você?

I’m fine. And you?

With neighbours you don’t know well, “consigo” is the polite ‘you’ in Portugal. “E você?” can sound blunt.

Bom dia or boa tarde

Say bom dia until lunchtime, boa tarde until it gets dark, and boa noite after that. Said on the way out, each one also works as goodbye.

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Keep these phrases in Frasa

Frasa is an iPhone app for the conversations in front of you. Save phrases like these, rehearse them out loud, and they come back until they stick.

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