Obrigado
everyday
A male speaker says Obrigado for "thank you" in Portuguese. A female speaker says Obrigada.
Obrigado works in Brazil and Portugal alike, and you add Muito to make it stronger.
Meaning: expression of thanks (phrase)
Which one should you use?
In casual Brazilian speech men also say Valeu, which is closer to "cheers" or "thanks a lot".
Did you know?
- The matching reply de nada does not change for gender.
Examples in context
- Obrigado, foi muito gentil.Thank you, that was very kind.
- Muito obrigado pela ajuda.Thank you very much for the help.
- Obrigado por vir.Thank you for coming.
Example conversation
Daniel gets directions from a passer-by named Lúcia in Salvador.
- DanielCom licença, onde fica a praça?Excuse me, where is the square?
- LúciaSiga em frente e vire à direita.Go straight and turn right.
- DanielObrigado!Thank you!
