por favor e obrigado
The English phrase "please and thank you" is translated into Portuguese as por favor e obrigado.
This phrase is a polite pair used to make a request and show gratitude. The component por favor is the most universal and widely-used way to say "please" in Portuguese.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Portugal, se faz favor is a common way to express "please". This specific version is mostly used in formal or semi-formal situations.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the word for "thank you" must agree with the gender of the speaker. Use obrigado if you are male and obrigada if you are female. Additionally, when Brazilians express gratitude formally, they usually conjugate the verb agradecer as agradeço.
Did you know?
- In some regions of Brazil, people may respond to obrigado with imagina, which literally means 'imagine'. This is a polite way of saying 'don't mention it' or 'it was nothing'.
- While obrigado is the standard for 'thank you', in very casual Brazilian Portuguese, people often shorten it to just valeu, which comes from the verb 'to have value'.
- When you say 'thank you' using obrigado, you are literally telling the other person that you are 'obliged' or 'bound' to them by a debt of gratitude.
Examples in context
- Você pode me passar o sal, por favor?Could you pass me the salt, please?
- Pode repetir isso, se faz favor?Could you kindly repeat that?
- O segredo é usar por favor e obrigado.The secret is to use please and thank you.
- Eu sempre digo por favor e obrigado.I always say please and thank you.
- É importante dizer por favor e obrigado.It is important to say please and thank you.
Example conversation
Felipe is teaching Camila basic manners in a classroom.
- FelipeVocê deve usar por favor e obrigado sempre.You should always use please and thank you.
- CamilaEu entendi, Felipe. Obrigada pela dica.I understood, Felipe. Thank you for the tip.
- FelipeDe nada, Camila. É uma boa regra.You're welcome, Camila. It is a good rule.
- CamilaSim, eu vou praticar isso.Yes, I am going to practice that.
