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How to respond to “Obrigado / obrigada!” in Portuguese
A reply to thanks acknowledges the other person's appreciation. Several natural choices work, with different levels of warmth.
What you might hear
Obrigado / obrigada!
Thank you!
Choose a reply that fits
De nada.
You're welcome.
A broadly useful acknowledgment.
Foi um prazer ajudar.
Happy to help.
Use after helping someone willingly.
Não foi nada.
It was nothing.
A modest reply after a small favor.
Obrigado / obrigada a você também.
Thank you, too.
Return thanks when appreciation is mutual.
Two short exchanges
A small favor
Obrigado / obrigada!
Thank you!
De nada.
You're welcome.
Someone thanking you for help
Obrigado / obrigada pela ajuda.
Thanks for your help.
Foi um prazer ajudar.
Happy to help.
Your turn
Reply modestly after a small favor that was easy for you.
Reveal a sample reply
Não foi nada.
It was nothing.
This response guide in other languages
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.
