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How to Say ‘It's me who thanks you for your patience.’ in Portuguese

Eu é que agradeço a paciência.

EH-oo eh kuh uh-gruh-DEH-soo ah pah-SYEN-syah

[EH-oo eh kuh uh-gruh-DEH-soo ah pah-SYEN-syah]

💬 Usage Tip: Putting é que right after a word spotlights it, like English "it's ME who…". é never changes, but the verb still matches the person: Nós é que agradecemos "We're the ones who thank you."

🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is the standard gracious comeback when someone thanks you first, turning the thanks back on them. After a tense mix-up over where to be picked up or dropped off, saying it to the driver ends things on a warm, face-saving note.

Phrase Breakdown

Eu é que agradeço

EH-oo eh kuh uh-gruh-DEH-soo

I'm the one who should thank you

This is a polite reply to someone's thanks. Keep it in one flowing breath, stressing 'DE' in 'agradeço'.

Example

Obrigado! — Eu é que agradeço.

Thanks! — No, thank you.

Words in this phrase

[EH-oo]

The subject pronoun used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

Example

Eu vou pegar um táxi.

I will take a taxi.

[eh]

(it) is

Part of the emphatic structure é que, like 'it's me who'.

Example

Tu é que sabes.

You're the one who knows.

que

[kuh]

who (emphatic)

With é, forms é que to emphasise the subject.

Example

Ele é que pagou.

He's the one who paid.

agradeço

[uh-gruh-DEH-soo]

I thank

Present of agradecer (to thank), I form.

Example

Agradeço a ajuda.

I appreciate the help.

a paciência.

ah pah-SYEN-syah

for your patience.

'Paciência' sounds like 'pa-SYEN-sya', with a nasal 'en'. 'Agradecer' takes the thing directly, so there is no 'for'.

Example

Obrigado pela paciência.

Thank you for your patience.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

paciência

[pah-SYEN-syah]

patience

Feminine noun for the ability to wait calmly.

Example

Tens muita paciência.

You have a lot of patience.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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