European Portuguese | How to Greet like a Local [Quick, Easy Greetings Phrases]

Don’t know how to greet someone in European Portuguese? Learn quick and easy phrases on formal and informal Portuguese greetings. These will make you sound more natural and will increase your confidence for the next time you meet someone in the streets! – Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets.

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[TalktheStreets]

Who are you going to try these greetings on?

[loriecasbourne]

So funny… a person in my gym knows I’m learning Portuguese, so everyday Rita greets me with a different greeting every morning lol

[jumbe]

I have an elderly lady who is Portuguese. We live across the hall from each other. She is hard of hearing which presents its own issues. I'm glad I found your site because in conversation she mentioned that our other neighbors pronounce her name, Adeline, with an English accent. She doesn't correct them. I thought to myself it would be nice if I learned how to pronounce her name correctly. Your site seems to be exactly what I need to be able to greet her properly and maybe even have small talk while passing each other in the halls. I'm surprised at how excited I am at the possibility to be able to do this.

[kamenkokasikovic]

Respeitada Liz, o dilema de quando a tarde termina e a noite começa é fácil de resolver. Quando eu era pequeno, minha mãe costumava me dizer que eu tinha que parar de brincar na rua e voltar para casa quando as luzes da rua acendiam. Eles são iluminados à noite, e crianças decentes não ficam na rua à noite. Então, caros amigos a luz che acesa no poste de iluminação pública é o sinal da partida da tarde e ao mesmo tempo que a magia da noite comece.

[MsSpiffz]

Choir members are my usual greetings, but the younger ones mostly speak English, and the older ones who don't are *so* proud of their ability to greet me in English, I often forget to greet them in Portuguese.

[pamsilverstein]

You’re a wonderful teacher with good humor as well.

[Chan.]

Obrigada for all the vids, I'm practicing for my eventual move to Lisboa, and I practice these greetings with random gym buddies that are Portuguese speakers from Brazil, Ghana and Portugal. They get excited for me then they go on a flurry of speaking, reminding me I'm not done practicing lol. Thx again

[markdelmonte]

Consideriing my first trip to Portugal. I'll be going solo, which doesn't bother me, and am looking forward to seeing Lisbon and Albufiera. I would love to have some basic exchanges with the locals. Portugal is meant to be a fabulous place.

[j.heilig]

This was great! I’m currently in Portugal, and I’ll put this immediately to use before I head home (and I’ll be back!)

[RandomBloke]

Thank you, Liz! I grew up in Brazil, but am going to Albufeira in a couple of weeks and didn't want to come across as rude when approaching strangers. Bom dia, boa tarde and boa noite is such a lovely way to greet people!

[sangeetaS]

Interesting a lot of people said entao to me in my local shops but I always wished them with bom dia or boa tarde. Will definitely be using entao on my next visit.
A big thank you to you as your video on the ciple test really helped me

[chassidypeloquin-pdow]

thank you so much for these videos my in-laws speak Portuguese
and it’s very hard to learn because they speak so fast and i’ve been trying to learn for a while❤️

[patrialeeds]

Thank you. We will be visiting Porto and Lisbon in May. This has been so helpful. Much better than the language apps. To see and hearing how the words are pronounced makes a huge difference. Obrigada!

[redgree]

Thanks, you make it fun and slightly easier ❤

[karenschwarzbach]

Love Jen Cicero’s book!! She reads it on audiobooks in her voice is so fun to listen to, just like yours! I’m interested in learning about your Portuguese language classes where can I find more information please. Obrigada Liz!

[angel-hypy]

Thank you for such an informative video. I found the pronounciations especially helpful. Obrigada!

[sisayt]

I live in Angola right now and I am new to Portuguese language.

[AliFugginB]

we have a Portuguese shop on our local highstreet here in Eastwood Nottingham. Looking forward to surprising them on Saturday

[bankeakindoyin]

Obrigada desde Nigeria. I love the language.

[daniellow]

You going to make this fun to learn. Moving to Portugal after retirement in 4 years. I plan on bouncing phrases off of my swing shift guy. He is from Poland but knows 5 languages and not portugese lol