Downloadable PDF + MP3 | 89+ Portuguese Conversation Starters

Intro

🙋 It is very likely that “OI” was one of the first words you learned in Portuguese.

• After all, greeting and farewell formulas are usually the first thing we learn in a new language, right?

🌈Of course, those formulas are very important for daily communication.

😏Although you can make yourself understood with a very basic repertoire of expressions (“OI”, “TCHAU”, and “TUDO BEM? “, for example), Portuguese is a language with a vast array of greeting formulas.

• That is, even if you only use a handful of greeting formulas, when you talk to Brazilians you will notice that they do use many more expressions to greet when they meet an acquaintance.

💡To speak  Brazilian Portuguese as naturally as a native does, you should get familiar with those expressions that natives use to break the ice.

• You should also know which of said formulas are standard in the language and which are more informal or slang and, in consequence, use them properly.

😉In this video you will find the 89+ phrases forgreeting, for saying goodbye and alternative ways to ask “how are you? ” in Brazilian Portuguese.

💡🇧🇷 You have the same video explained entirely in Portuguese with subtitles in Portuguese and English. You also have the explanations in Portuguese and the material to download for free, if you want to do language immersion.

Who is this Portuguese greeting guide for?

😇You will see that those 89+ day-to-day formulas are simple and, above all, frequent. Therefore, the greeting guide is suitable for any student of the Brazilian Portuguese language.

• You do not need to have previous knowledge of Portuguese to enjoy this very complete guide of typically Brazilian greetings.

⏩If you already speak a little Portuguese, this guide will allow you to brush up on your Portuguese skills and learn new things.

⏩If you do not speak any Portuguese, you can start studying it with this guide.

• However, I advise you that your first step in Portuguese should be to get familiar with the pronunciation.
• You have it in this video, which includes free material to download.
• You have a complete pronunciation guide with many audios and examples.

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🇧🇷 At the end of this post you have Portuguese videos for English speakers with PDF and MP3 to download – 🎁 FOR FREE.

Do I need to know all those formulas to speak Portuguese?

🔝If you do not want to consider these 89+ phrases a priority in your Portuguese learning process now, you do not need to learn them systematically.

🔎I advise you to – at least – watch the video to make these phrases sound familiar. Little by little you can actively incorporate them into your Portuguese vocabulary.

👍If you consider those 89+ phrases to be too many for you at this point in your learning process, that is okay.

• You can manage perfectly a more limited repertoire of greetings and farewell formulas in Portuguese.

🎬In fact, in this video (which has explanations and extra material to practice for free) you will learn the 38+ most basic formulas of the Portuguese language.

• The free guide includes greetings, goodbyes, ways to ask and answer “how are you?” and basic politeness formulas.

🇧🇷 The same video is available in Portuguese with subtitles in Portuguese and English. You will also find the content entirely in Portuguese, if you want to do language immersion.

🧐My advice is:

• If you do not know any greeting phrase, start by learning the 38+ formulas from the most basic guide.
• If you already know those basic greeting phrases, delve into this topic with the comprehensive guide with 89+ greetings.

😎And if you want to continue exploring the Portuguese language, there is the first video in this series with short videos with the most relevant Portuguese phrases for English-speaking beginners. The free guide includes further explanation and free material to practice.

What you are going to learn in this  Brazilian Portuguese guide for beginners

In the guide with the 89+ phrases to break the ice in Portuguese you will learn:

• Greeting formulas in Portuguese for English speakers.
• Goodbye formulas in Portuguese for English speakers.
• The different ways of asking “how are you?” and answering in Portuguese for English speakers.
• Informal expressions and slang for these communicative situations.
• Expressions to address a friend in  colloquial Brazilian Portuguese.
• Different ways of saying “UM BEIJO” 😘 and “UM ABRAÇO” 🤗 in Portuguese.

Material of the guide of greetings, farewells, and phrases of type “TUDO BEM?” in Portuguese

Please notice: some phrases vary depending on whether the speaker is a man or a woman. I indicate this variation with the comma (,).

• For example,  “Estou cansado. , Estou cansada.”  The first sentence is one that a man will say to indicate tiredness and the second, what a woman will say.

🧔🥱💬 “ESTOU CANSADO”

👩 🥱💬 “ESTOU CANSADA”

Please notice: I will indicate informal expressions with an asterisk (*) and expressions of Brazilian slang with two asterisks (**).

📝The PDF with theory, exercises, answers and summary to download for free.

🎧The audio with the vocabulary only in Portuguese to download for free.

🎧The audio with the vocabulary in Portuguese and English to download for free.

🎧Below you have the tables with vocabulary and audios.  🐌You can reduce the playback speed of the audios, if you prefer.

📌Interactive cards with Portuguese vocabulary. You can choose your preferred gaming or learning mode.

📌Interactive cards with Portuguese/English vocabulary. You can choose your preferred gaming or learning mode.

🖋You have a quiz at the end of this post to practice what you learned.

The main greetings in Portuguese: phrases for English speakers

🎬Video: starting on minute 03:21

*Oi! = Olá!	to greet, informally
Bom dia!	to greet (morning/during the day)
Boa tarde!	to greet (afternoon)
Boa noite!	to greet (evening/night)

The main farewells in Portuguese: phrases for English speakers

🎬Video: starting on minute 04:24

*Tchau!	to say goodbye, informally
Até já!	See you soon!
Até breve!	See you soon!
Até logo!	See you later!
Até mais ver! = Até mais!	See you!
Até outra!	See you!
Até a próxima!	See you next time!
Até amanhã!	See you tomorrow!
Até segunda!	See you on Monday!
Até a semana que vem!	See you next week!
Até!	reaction to any “até…”-expression
*A gente se vê!	See you! (informal)
Cuide-se!	Take care!
Fique bem!	Stay well!
Vá com cuidado! = Vá pela sombra!	Take good care!
Vá com Deus!	“May God be with you!” (farewell)
Que Deus te acompanhe!	“May God be with you!” (farewell)
Tenha um bom dia! = Tenha um lindo dia!	Have a nice day!
Tenha uma boa semana!	Have a good week!
Boa sexta-feira!	Have a good Friday!
Vamos marcar!	We should meet!
Adeus!	to say goodbye, formally

The main formulas in Portuguese to ask “how are you?” and how to answer: phrases for English speakers

🎬Video: starting on minute 13:49

Quanto tempo!	Long time, no see.
Que bom te ver!	Good seeing you!
Como estão as coisas?	How are things?
Tudo bem? = Tudo bom?	Everything OK?
Tudo bem, obrigado/a. , Tudo bom, obrigado/a.	Everything Ok, thank you.
Como vai? (a família, o trabalho…)	How are things? (family, work…)
Como vai? = Como vai indo?	How are you?
Bem, obrigado/a, e você? / Bem, obrigado/a, e o senhor/e a senhora?	Good, thank you, what about you?
Tudo ótimo.	Everything all right.
Se melhorar, estraga!	It doesn’t get any better than this!
Normal. = Indo.	I am ok.
*Tocando em frente.	I am ok. (informal)
*Indo, né? = Naquelas. = Mais pra lá do que pra cá.	So-so. (informal)
Estou muito ocupado. , Estou muito ocupada.	I am very busy.
Estou doente.	I am ill.
Estou meio adoentado. , Estou meio adoentada.	I am under the weather.
Estou cansado. , Estou cansada.	I am tired.

Formal formulas and Brazilian slang to greet  , to say goodbye and to ask “how are you?” in Portuguese: phrases for English speakers

🎬Video: starting on minute 24:14

*Oizinho!	Hi! (informal and “cutesy”)
*Adeusinho!	Bye! (informal and “cutesy”)
*Salve, salve!	Informal greeting
Saudações!	Greetings!
*Saravá!	Greetings!
*Vamos que vamos!	“We’re going strong.” (informal)
*Bola pra frente!	“Moving forward!” (informal)
*Por hoje é só!	That’s it for today. (informal)
*Deu minha hora!	My time is up! (informal)
**Valeu! = Falou!	Bye! (slang)
**Vou vazar! = Vou nessa! = Fui!	I’m off (slang)
**Tamo junto! = É nóis!	Bye! (slang, normally among young men)
**Bora! = Partiu!	Let’s go! (slang)
*Tudo certo? = Tudo certinho?	Everything ok? (informal)
*Tudo joia? = Tudo joinha?	Everything ok? (informal)
*Tudo em cima?	Everything ok? (informal)
*Tudo nos trinques?	Everything ok? (informal)
*Tudo na paz? = Tudo azul?	Everything ok? (informal)
**E aí?	What’s up? (slang)
**Opa!	Hey! (slang)
**Fala aí! = Diz aí! =  Qual é?	What’s up? (slang)
**Tudo firmeza?	Everything ok? (slang)
**Tô de boa. = Sussa.	I am chillin’. (slang)
**Tô de boa na lagoa.	I am chillin’. (slang), literal: “I am chillin’ in the lagoon”
**Tô suave na nave.	I am chillin’. (slang), literal: “I am smooth in the spaceship”
**Tranquilo feito grilo.	I am chillin’. (slang),  literal: “I am relaxed as a cricket”

Colloquial expressions to address a friend in Brazilian Portuguese slang

**cara	dude, bro (slang)
**meu	dude, bro (slang)
**mano	dude, bro (slang)
**bróder	dude, bro (slang)
**parceiro, parça	dude, bro (slang)
**mina	girl (slang, but nof offensive)
**migo , miga	friend (slang)
**galera	guys (slang)
*pessoal	guys (informal)
*turma = tchurma	guys (informal)
*moçada = rapaziada	guys (informal)
*gente = minha gente	guys (informal)
*povo = meu povo	guys (informal)
*gente boa = gente fina	guys (informal)
**Oi sumido! , Oi sumida!	you say that to an ex, when you try to rekindle (slang)

How to say “kiss” and “hug” in Portuguese: vocabulary for English speakers

🎬Video: starting on minute 37:50

um beijo	a kiss
um beijinho	a kiss
uma beijoca	a kiss
uma bitoca	a kiss
um beijão	a big  kiss
um abraço	a hug

A free quiz, so you can put your kowledge to test

There is always at least one wrong answer in the quiz.

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