Portuguese · Real conversations
How to say “Let me think about it.” in Portuguese
Ask for time to consider a suggestion before answering.
Deixa eu pensar nisso.
Let me think about it.
State when you can respond if the other person needs a decision.
Use it in three situations
Considering an invitation
Deixa eu pensar nisso.
Let me think about it.
Reviewing a plan
Deixe eu pensar nisso até amanhã.
Let me think about it until tomorrow.
Responding to a request
Preciso de um tempo para pensar.
I need some time to think.
What to watch for
Thinking about a proposal is different from accepting it.
Read the whole expression before replacing a detail. The natural wording may use a different order or construction from the English sentence.
Your turn
Imagine support and boundaries. Say this in Portuguese: Let me think about it until tomorrow.
Reveal a sample reply
Deixe eu pensar nisso até amanhã.
Let me think about it until tomorrow.
Build a useful exchange
Show care while being clear about your limits.
This expression 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.
Keep practicing
- Useful Portuguese phrases for support and boundaries
- Rehearse support and boundaries in Portuguese
- Disagree politely in Portuguese
- Set a boundary in Portuguese
- Show empathy in Portuguese
- Respond to an apology in Portuguese
- Respond to an expression of sympathy in Portuguese
- Respond to bad news in Portuguese
