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How to Say ‘And thanks for the patience.’ in Portuguese

E obrigado pela paciência.

ee oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh pah-SYEN-syah

[ee oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh pah-SYEN-syah]

Phrase Breakdown

E obrigado

ee oh-bree-GAH-doo

And thank you

'E' (and) sounds like 'ee' and links smoothly into 'obrigado'.

Example

E obrigado por tudo.

And thank you for everything.

Words in this phrase

E

[ee]

and

A conjunction meaning and; used to continue the idea or question.

Example

E depois falamos mais.

And afterwards we will talk more.

obrigado

[oh-bree-GAH-doo]

thank you

A common way to say thank you; traditionally used by a male speaker in Portuguese.

Example

Muito obrigado pela ajuda.

Thank you very much for the help.

pela paciência.

PEH-luh pah-SYEN-syah

for your patience.

After 'obrigado', use 'por' or 'pela/pelo' to say what you are thankful for.

Example

Obrigada pela paciência.

Thank you for your patience. (said by a woman)

Words in this phrase

pela

[PEH-luh]

for the

Contraction used before a feminine noun to mean 'for the.'

Example

Agradeço-lhe pela disponibilidade demonstrada.

I thank you for the availability shown.

paciência

[pah-SYEN-syah]

patience

Feminine noun for the ability to wait calmly.

Example

Tens muita paciência.

You have a lot of patience.

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