Portuguese · Real conversations
Meeting people: useful Portuguese phrases
Start a friendly exchange and find a connection.
Start with the essentials
Start with the essential words and expressions below. Next, learn the five specific phrases in the reference table. Finally, read both sides of the exchange and try the linked rehearsal before revealing its sample replies. This collection connects to the broader vocabulary topic.
- Hello
olá / oi
Hello
- Nice to meet you
prazer / muito prazer
Nice to meet you
- What's your name?
Qual é o seu nome? / Como você se chama?
What's your name?
- Where are you from?
De onde você é?
Where are you from?
Make the conversation more specific
| What you want to say | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Hello | olá / oi Hello |
| Nice to meet you | prazer / muito prazer Nice to meet you |
| What's your name? | Qual é o seu nome? / Como você se chama? What's your name? |
| Where are you from? | De onde você é? Where are you from? |
| What brings you here? | O que te trouxe aqui? Show English translationWhat brings you here? |
| How do you know ...? | Como você conhece …? Show English translationHow do you know …? |
| Is this your first time here? | É a sua primeira vez aqui? Show English translationIs this your first time here? |
| I've heard a lot about you. | Já ouvi falar muito de você. Show English translationI've heard a lot about you. |
| Have we met before? | A gente já se conheceu antes? Show English translationHave we met before? |
Read the other side of the exchange
Partner
Olá, estou visitando aqui e venho de outra cidade.
Hello, I'm visiting from another town.
You
O que te trouxe aqui?
What brings you here?
Partner
A Anna me convidou. Ela é uma velha amiga.
Anna invited me. She's an old friend.
You
Como você conhece a Anna?
How do you know Anna?
Meeting people 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.
