Asking cute stranger out to a date: Agreeing on a day, time and place

💬 After para, use ti rather than tu: para ti "for you". The same switch happens with mim: para mim "for me".

💬 Days don't take "on" in Portuguese: Sábado está bem? is simply "Saturday okay?". Swap in any day, for example Sexta está bem? "Is Friday okay?".

💬 The -es ending on preferes marks it as the informal "you", so there's no need to say tu. The same goes for queres "do you want" and podes "can you".

💬 Asking the time of a plan needs a: A que horas? means "at what time?". Asking what time it is right now is a different question: Que horas são?.

💬 Às is a plus as, with the feminine as matching horas. Da tarde is de plus a, meaning "of the afternoon", and you can swap in da manhã "in the morning" or da noite "at night".

💬 Na is em "in/at" plus a "the" merged into one word. With a masculine place, it becomes no: no café "at the café".

🇵🇹 A pastelaria is the classic low-key first meeting spot in Portugal. It's cheap, it's daytime, and you get a galão "milky coffee" and a pastel de nata "custard tart".

💬 Ao pé de literally means "at the foot of", but it's everyday Portuguese for "right by". De plus a merges into da here.

💬 Use conhecer for knowing places and people, and saber for knowing facts. Conheces? asks whether they've been there, not whether they know some information.

💬 Portuguese usually answers yes by repeating the verb, with sim tacked on for warmth. To "Conheces?" the natural reply is Conheço, not just Sim.

💬 ão is nasal, like "ow" said through the nose: (en-TOWN), with the n barely touched.

💬 Até plus a time is the standard "see you then": até amanhã "see you tomorrow", até logo "see you later".

💬 The ending follows the speaker, not the listener. Men say obrigado and women say obrigada.

🇵🇹 Bom dia is used until lunch, roughly 1pm. After that, switch to boa tarde.