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A neighbour treats you: say thank you: what to say in Portuguese
A neighbour treats you to something homemade. You need to say thank you.
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How it's done. The dish you were given food in is traditionally returned not empty - with something of your own.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
Fiz arroz doce, trouxe-lhe um bocadinho.Feezh uh-ROOZH dos, tros-ly oon boo-kuh-DEE-nyoo.
I made rice pudding, I brought you a little.
They might also say:
Tome, são laranjas do meu quintal.
Tom, sow luh-RAHN-zhuhzh doo meh-oo keen-TAHL.
Here, these are oranges from my garden.
YOU REPLY
Que simpático! Não era preciso.
K seem-PAH-tee-koo! Now EH-ruh prih-SIH-zoo.
How kind! You shouldn't have.
Or say:Muito obrigado, que delícia!
MWEE-too oh-bree-GAH-doo, k dee-LEE-syuh!
THEY SAY
De nada! Aproveite.D NAH-duh! Uh-proo-VAYT.
You're welcome! Enjoy.
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YOU FINISH
Vou aproveitar. Obrigado!
voh uh-proo-vay-TAHR. oh-bree-GAH-doo!
I will. Thank you!
Or say:Obrigado!
oh-bree-GAH-doo!
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
Fiz
Feezh
verb
(I) did, made
arroz
uh-ROOZH
noun
rice
doce
dos
adjective
sweet
trouxe-lhe
tros-ly
verb
(I) brought you
bocadinho
boo-kuh-DEE-nyoo
noun
a little bit, a small piece
simpático
seem-PAH-tee-koo
adjective
nice, pleasant
11 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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