Real Brazilian Portuguese & Culture
Good Morning in Portuguese To say good morning in Portuguese, Brazilians actually say “good day” – “bom dia.” This can be very confusing, because the actual word for morning in Portuguese is manhã, but Brazilians never ever say “boa manhã.” In Brazilian Portuguese, you can say “de manhã” (in the morning), “na manhã” (during the morning), “8h da manhã” (8 [...]
To say good night in Portuguese, Brazilians say “boa noite.” If you are interested in expanding your Portuguese vocabulary, there are a few other things that you can say when telling someone good night in Portuguese: Dorme com deus – Sleep with God (Brazilians have a tendency to mention God in common phrases, you will [...]
I have been writing this blog for a while now, and I have realized that I pretty much skipped the Brazilian Portuguese basics. So for those of you who are in the beginning stages of your Brazilian Portuguese mastery, the next few posts that I will write will be geared towards learning some easy Portuguese. [...]
