você também
/voˈse tɐ̃ˈbẽj̃/word by word
In Portuguese, "you too" is said as você também.
Você também is an informal expression used as a response to return a greeting or a wish to the person who first said it.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of você (you) and também (also/too).
Which one should you use?
In regions where tu is used as the second-person pronoun, such as Portugal or parts of Southern Brazil, tu também is used instead of você também.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Brazil, it is common to use Você também or Pra você também in most situations. In Portugal, Tu também is an informal way to say "You too".
How does it change in a sentence?
The word também does not change its form based on the gender or number of the person being addressed.
How do you pronounce it?
/voˈse tɐ̃ˈbẽj̃/
Did you know?
- The word você originally comes from the phrase vossa mercee, which literally means 'your mercy'.
- Even though você is used as 'you', it follows the third-person singular conjugation rules in Portuguese, behaving grammatically like 'he' or 'she'.
- In many parts of Brazil, you might hear people skip the pronoun entirely and simply say também to mean 'you too' in response to a wish.
Examples in context
- Você também, meu filho.You, too, my son.The sentence is useful for seeing você também used in an affectionate way.Tatoeba #1491766 by alexmarcelo, translation #1491028 by Citrine
- Obrigado a você também.Thank you, too.The sentence is useful for expressing thanks to someone with você também.Tatoeba #4954625 by carlosalberto, translation #3775038 by Eldad
- Eu gosto de você também.I like you, too.The sentence is useful for expressing liking someone with você também.Tatoeba #7360567 by Ricardo14, translation #3374142 by CK
- Igualmente!You too!
- 12 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Felipe and Beatriz are leaving a party and saying goodbye.
- FelipeTenha um bom descanso, Beatriz.Have a good rest, Beatriz.
- BeatrizObrigada, você também, Felipe.Thank you, you too, Felipe.
- FelipeTchau, até a próxima!Bye, see you next time!
- BeatrizAté mais!See you later!
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (você, também) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries também, você, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
