How to Say "Hello How Was Your Day" in Portuguese

olá, como foi o seu dia?

The English phrase "hello how was your day" is translated into Portuguese as olá, como foi o seu dia?

To inquire about someone's day, you can use the phrase olá, como foi o seu dia? Alternatively, you might use Boa tarde, como foi o seu dia? or the casual Oi, como foi seu dia?

Which one should you use?

There is a distinction between asking about the past and the present. While como foi o seu dia? asks how the day was, the phrase como vai o seu dia? asks how the day is currently progressing.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

The choice of greeting changes the register. Oi is a more common and casual way to say "hello" than olá in daily Brazilian Portuguese conversation. For a more informal tone, you can say E aí, como foi o teu dia? or combine a greeting like Tudo bem? with a question such as Tudo bem? Como foi o teu dia?

How does it change in a sentence?

In the phrase como foi o seu dia?, using the word seu is the standard way to address someone with a level of distance or respect or in a neutral and formal context.

When do people say it?

Brazilians tend to use more physical contact during greetings, such as hugs or cheek kisses. A common way to respond to a question about your day is to say Foi bom (It was good) followed by e o seu? (and yours?).

Did you know?

The word dia for 'day' shares an ancient root with the words Deus and 'Zeus' because it originally referred to the 'heaven' or 'sky'.

Example conversation

Lucas greets Juliana when she arrives home.

Lucas

Olá, como foi o seu dia?
Hello, how was your day?
Juliana

Foi ótimo, e o seu?
It was great, and yours?
Lucas

O meu foi bem cansativo.
Mine was very tiring.
Juliana

Sinto muito, Lucas.
I am sorry, Lucas.

Sources

Word origins: Wiktionary entries como, dia, o, olá, seu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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How to Say “Hello How Was Your Day” in Portuguese