Introducing yourself in Portuguese:
language learning log - 09-15/01/22 (week 6)
How are you?
1. tudo bem? - how are you? this literally translates to "is all well?"
responses:
tudo bem - everything is fine
tudo bem, e contigo? - everything is fine, and you?
tudo bem, e consigo? - everything is fine, and you? (formal)
sim, e contigo? - yes, and you?
2. como estás? - how are you? or como está? - how are you? (formal)
responses:
estou bem, e tu? - I am well, and you?
estou bem, e você? I am well, and you? (formal)
Who are you?
nome - name
como te chamas? - what is your name?
como se chama? - what is your name? (formal)
chamo-me ___ - my name is ___
o meu nome é ___ - my name is ___
eu sou o/a ___ - my name is ___ (a/o depends on what is your gender)
Nice to meet you:
prazer em conhecer-te - nice to meet you
prazer em conhecê-lo/la - nice to meet you (formal)
(lo/la depends on whether you're speaking to a man/woman)
muito prazer - very nice to meet you
prazer - pleasure!
Where are you from?
és de onde? - where are you from?
é de onde? - where are you from? (formal)
de onde são? - where are you (all) from?
*the order here is flexible, you could also say "de onde é?"*
responses:
eu sou de ___ - I am from ___
nós somos de ___ - we are from ___
nós somos polacos - we are Polish
eu sou Americano - I am American
frança - France
alemnha - Germany
*notice we use the verb "ser" (to be), because this is more of a permanent characteristic. *
de - of, from. This is sometimes switched to "do/dos" when combined with "O" and "da/das" when combined with "A". This is because a definite article is required for some countries. More on this in future lessons.
