Portuguese · Greetings & Essentials

"You" in Portuguese: você

você

Say it: voh-SEH / voh-SEHSpronoun/vo.ˈse/

Note: plural: vocês

You in Portuguese (Brazil) is você; plural is vocês. Brazilians almost never use tu in most regions for polite everyday talk. Verb with você takes third-person forms: você quer.

Offering coffee

Você quer café agora?
Do you want coffee now?
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How to pronounce você

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voh-SEH / voh-SEHS

/vo.ˈse/

voh-SEH. Plural vocês is voh-SEHS.

"You" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
vocêyou (singular)

Default in Brazil.

vocêsyou (plural)

Group address.

você queryou want / do you want

Third-person verb.

e você?and you?

Return question.

How to use você in real life

  1. 1Offering coffee

    Você quer café agora?

    Do you want coffee now?

    Offer.

  2. 2Group plans

    Vocês vão de metrô ou de ônibus?

    Are you (all) going by metro or bus?

    Plural.

  3. 3Check-in chat

    Como você está depois da viagem?

    How are you after the trip?

    Care.

Mistakes English speakers make with você

Incorrect: Tu quer café? (forced in most of Brazil)

Correct: Você quer café?

Prefer você in Brazilian teaching here; tu varies by region.

Incorrect: Você queres água.

Correct: Você quer água.

With você, use third-person: quer, not queres.

Good to know

Você is the safe default across Brazil. Some regions still use tu with matching verb forms, but ChatPal sticks to você. The plural is always vocês. O senhor / a senhora adds formality with elders or customers.

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Planning dinner

  1. ChatPal

    Você prefere pizza ou sushi?

    Do you prefer pizza or sushi?

  2. You

    Eu quero pizza. E você?

    I want pizza. And you?

  3. ChatPal

    Eu também. Você pede os sabores?

    Me too. Will you order the flavors?

  4. You

    Peço. Vocês topam calabresa?

    I will. Do you (all) want pepperoni?

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"You" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "You" in Portuguese

Singular you?

Você.

Plural you?

Vocês.

Tu or você?

Use você here for Brazilian Portuguese.

Verb form?

Third person: você quer, você vai.

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