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A neighbour asks: "So, is everything all right?" (Então, tudo bem?): what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour asks in passing: "So, is everything all right?" You need to answer quickly.
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How it's done. Então, tudo bem? is an ordinary greeting, not a real question; people answer briefly: Tudo, e consigo? ("Fine, and you?").Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Então, tudo bem?Ayn-TOW, TOO-doo bayn?
So, is everything all right?
They might also say:
Como está?
KOH-moo shtah?
How are you?
Tudo bem por aí?
TOO-doo bayn poor uh-EE?
Everything all right over there?
YOU REPLY
Tudo bem, e consigo?
TOO-doo bayn, ee kohn-SEE-goo?
Fine, and you?
Or say:Bem, obrigado. E o senhor?
Bayn, oh-bree-GAH-doo. Ee oo snyor?
Or say:Vai-se andando!
Vigh-s ahn-DAHN-doo!
THEY SAY
Boa continuação!BOH-uh koon-tee-noo-uh-SOW!
All the best!
They might also say:
Até logo!
uh-TEH LOH-goo!
See you later!
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YOU FINISH
Até logo!
uh-TEH LOH-goo!
See you later!
Or say:Igualmente! Até logo!
ee-gwuhl-MAYNT! uh-TEH LOH-goo!
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Portuguese for life in Portugal”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Então
Ayn-TOW
adverb
then
bem
bayn
adverb
well
consigo
kohn-SEE-goo
verb
(I) can, I manage
Boa
BOH-uh
adjective
good (feminine)
continuação
koon-tee-noo-uh-SOW
noun
continuation
logo
LOH-goo
adverb
later
3 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Desculpe, não percebi.
Dish-KOOLP, now pir-sih-BEE.
Sorry, I didn't understand.
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