How to Say ‘Thanks for your patience’ in Portuguese
Obrigado pela paciência
oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh pah-SYEN-syah
[oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh pah-SYEN-syah]
💬 Usage Tip: por + a becomes pela. Obrigado matches the speaker: men say obrigado, women say obrigada.
Phrase Breakdown
Obrigado
[oh-bree-GAH-doo]
thank you
A common way to say thank you; traditionally used by a male speaker in Portuguese.
Muito obrigado pela ajuda.
Thank you very much for the help.
pela paciência
PEH-luh pah-SYEN-syah
for the patience
'Pela' combines 'por' and 'a'. 'Paciência' sounds like 'pa-see-EN-see-a'.
É preciso ter paciência.
You need to have patience.
Words in this phrase
pela
[PEH-luh]
for the
Contraction used before a feminine noun to mean 'for the.'
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.
Tens muita paciência.
You have a lot of patience.
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