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How to respond to “Esta é a palavra que normalmente usamos.” in Portuguese
A helpful correction is a chance to understand the pattern and try again. You can ask for an explanation without becoming defensive.
What you might hear
Esta é a palavra que normalmente usamos.
This is the word we usually use.
Choose a reply that fits
Obrigado / obrigada pela correção.
Thanks for the correction.
Acknowledge the correction.
Você poderia explicar por quê?
Could you explain why?
Ask about the reason.
Vou tentar de novo.
I'll try again.
Show that you will use the feedback.
Você poderia me dar um exemplo?
Could you give me an example?
Request a concrete example.
Two short exchanges
A vocabulary correction
Esta é a palavra que normalmente usamos.
This is the word we usually use.
Obrigado / obrigada pela correção.
Thanks for the correction.
Feedback on an expression
Tente dizer desta forma.
Try saying it this way.
Você poderia explicar por quê?
Could you explain why?
Your turn
Say that you will try the expression again.
Reveal a sample reply
Vou tentar de novo.
I'll try again.
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A note on speaking Portuguese
These guides use Brazilian Portuguese. Você is a common everyday address; senhor or senhora may fit a more formal interaction. Eu gostaria and poderia can soften requests without making them complicated.
Keep the accents and nasal spellings, such as não and conexão. Portuguese in Portugal may use different everyday vocabulary or pronouns. The examples aim for broadly understandable Brazilian wording.
