1000 most common and used essential Portuguese phrases “according to experts”

Vocabulário da Língua Portuguesa

Do you want to say more than “oi” and “olá?”

And would you like to sound like a native Portuguese speaker?

You are in the right place!

Below are the 1000 most common and used essential Portuguese phrases “according to experts” that people use every day. They are useful phrases that will also help your knowledge of Portuguese grow.

You will learn common phrases to ask how someone is, express how are you, and how to respond to situations… among other situations so that you can improve your Portuguese Vocabulary.

The 1000 Essential Portuguese Phrases have been divided into topics, to better help you remember them and use them in the appropriate situation.

We connected the topics of these phrases to our course “Now Speak Portuguese” so if you want to learn Portuguese from scratch, we recommend you take this course

Every language has its phrases and expressions, and the Portuguese language has plenty of phrases that are useful to learn.

When you learn these phrases, you will sound more confident especially when you speak with natives. If you master well these 1000 phrases and expressions, you will be able to understand the context of most daily life conversations. That is why we have gathered some of the most common Portuguese expressions and phrases according to experts.

First, let’s look at a few ideas for how to learn these new phrases.

We suggest you master these phrases; how would you do that?

First, listen to the native speaker.

Second, as you read each phrase for the first time, say it aloud 5 times.  (They are short phrases.)

Third, record yourself speaking and compare it to the native speaker.

In the last step, write them the way you pronounce them. That way you can listen to the recording and practice the pronunciation by yourself at home.

Who is this lesson for?

1. People who doing business with Brazil or Portugal or any country where Portuguese is spoken

• People who often travel to Brazil or Portugal any country where Portuguese is spoken.

•  People who live in Brazil or Portugal

• People who are planning for a job in any country where Portuguese is spoken.

• People who have an interest in Latin culture and affairs

• people who enjoy  the challenge of learning new languages

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Ways to say: Hello & Goodbye
 Jeitos de falar: Olá, Tchau

Hello

Olá

Hi

Oi

(informal) Hey

(informal) Oie

Bye

Tchau

Bye-bye

Tchau-Tchau

Take care

Tome cuidado

Se cuide 

Have a good one

Tenha um bom dia

Ways to say: yes, no
Jeitos de falar: sim, não

Yes

Sim

Sure

Claro

No

Não

No way!

De jeito nenhum!

Ways to ask how the person is 

Jeitos de perguntar como a pessoa está

 How are you?

 Como você está?

What’s up? 

E aí? tudo bem?

Hey, what’s up?

E aí? beleza?

E aí? tranquilo?

Are you fine/okay?

Você está bem?

How’s it going?

Como está indo?

 How ya doin’?

Como vai?

How are things?

Como estão as coisas?

Como vão as coisas?

How’s life?

Como vai a vida?

How’s your family?

Como está sua família?

How’s your work?

Como está o seu trabalho?

How have you been?       

Como você tem estado/passado?

What have you been up to lately?

O que você anda fazendo ultimamente?

What have you been up to (lately)?

O que você tem feito (ultimamente)?

How to respond how you are

Como responder como a pessoa está

I’m fine, thanks. How about you?

Estou bem, obrigado/obrigada. E você?

Everything is fine, you?

Tudo bem, e você?

It’s fine 

Tranquilo

Great, you?

Beleza, e você?

Pretty good.

Muito bom.

Not bad.

Nada mal.

Great! Thank God!

Tô ótimo/ótima, graças a Deus

Couldn’t be better!

Não poderia estar melhor!

Can’t complain.

Não posso reclamar.

I’m fine, actually, I’ve been busy lately.

Estou bem sim, na verdade, estou muito ocupado ultimamente.

Estou bem sim, na verdade, estou muito ocupada ultimamente.

Same as always.

O mesmo de sempre.

Not so great.

Eu não estou bem.

Eu não estou muito bem não.

Could be better.

Poderia estar melhor.

Ways to Say: Thank You 

Jeitos de falar: obrigado/obrigada

Thanks.

Obrigado/Obrigada

Thanks a lot.

Muito obrigado. /Muito obrigada.

Thanks for your help. 

Obrigado por sua ajuda

Thank you anyway.

Obrigada de qualquer forma. 

Thank you in advance!

 Agradeço desde já!

Thanks for helping me.

Obrigado por me ajudar.

I really appreciate it.

Eu agradeço muito.

I’m really grateful.

Estou muito grato/grata.

That’s so kind of you.

É muito gentil da sua parte.

I can’t thank you enough. (for extremely important things)

Não tenho como te agradecer o suficiente.

I owe you. Eu te devo.

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