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How to Say ‘Thank you very much for your help.’ in Portuguese

Muito obrigado pela ajuda.

MWEEN-too oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-lah ah-ZHOO-dah

[MWEEN-too oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-lah ah-ZHOO-dah]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: In Portugal, men usually say [obrigado] and women usually say [obrigada]. It matches the speaker, not the person being thanked.

Phrase Breakdown

Muito obrigado

MWEEN-too oh-bree-GAH-doo

thank you very much

Polite expression of gratitude, used by a male speaker.

Example

Muito obrigado pela informação.

Thank you very much for the information.

Words in this phrase

Muito

[MWEEN-too]

very; much

Used here to strengthen the thanks: 'very much'.

Example

Muito obrigado por tudo.

Thank you very much for everything.

obrigado

[oh-bree-GAH-doo]

thank you; obliged

A standard thank-you expression, usually said by a male speaker.

Example

Fico obrigado pelo favor.

I am thankful for the favour.

Pela ajuda

PEH-lah ah-ZHOO-dah

for the help

Shows what the speaker is thanking someone for.

Example

Obrigado pela ajuda.

Thank you for the help.

Words in this phrase

pela

[PEH-lah]

for the

Contraction of 'por' + 'a', used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Obrigado pela mensagem.

Thank you for the message.

ajuda

[ah-ZHOO-dah]

help

Help, support, or assistance.

Example

A ajuda chegou a tempo.

The help arrived in time.

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