parece bom
In Portuguese, 'sounds good' is expressed as parece bom.
The phrase is used to show agreement with a suggestion or to indicate that a plan is acceptable. If you want to express a stronger level of agreement, such as 'sounds great' or 'sounds wonderful', you can replace 'bom' with 'ótimo' to say parece ótimo.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of 'it seems good', where parece means 'seems' and bom means 'good'.
Which one should you use?
While parece bom is the most common way to express this concept, soa bem is a more literal translation of 'sounds good' that is used specifically when discussing the quality of a sound or a musical tone. For more intense agreement, use parece ótimo.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
For a formal or professional environment, you can use Estou de acordo. to mean 'I agree'. In casual conversation, you might use Beleza! (beauty/beautiful), Legal! (cool/great), Tá certo! (alright/OK) or combinado (agreed/deal) to finalize plans.
Did you know?
- In Brazil, the word Beleza!, which literally means 'beauty', is a common slang alternative to 'sounds good' or 'cool'.
- To finalize a deal or a plan, Portuguese speakers use combinado, which is the past participle of the verb 'to combine'.
- The word bom is a doublet of the word bónus, as both entered the language from Latin sources at different times.
Examples in context
- Para mim parece bom.That sounds good to me.This sentence shows how to express that a suggestion sounds good to you using parece bom.Tatoeba #902632 by brauliobezerra, translation #254757 by CK
- O relatório estará pronto amanhã pela manhã.
Perfeito!The report will be ready tomorrow morning.
Sounds good! - Vamos implementar essa nova estratégia de vendas.
Estou de acordo.We are going to implement this new sales strategy.
Sounds good. - Quer sair para jantar amanhã à noite?
Beleza!Do you want to go out for dinner tomorrow night?
Sounds good! - Podemos adiantar o prazo de entrega do projeto?
Legal!Can we bring forward the project deadline?
Sounds good! - Vamos assistir a esse filme hoje à noite?
Tá certo!Shall we watch this movie tonight?
Sounds good! - Esse plano parece bom.That plan sounds good.
- O horário parece bom para você?Does the time sound good to you?
Example conversation
Beatriz and Gabriel are deciding when to meet for coffee.
- BeatrizPodemos nos encontrar às três horas?Can we meet at three o'clock?
- GabrielSim, parece bom para mim.Yes, that sounds good to me.
- BeatrizÓtimo, até lá, Gabriel.Great, see you then, Gabriel.
- GabrielAté logo, Beatriz.See you later, Beatriz.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
