How to Say ‘Thanks for understanding, my friend.’ in Portuguese
Obrigado pela compreensão, amigo.
oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-lah kohm-pren-SOWng ah-MEE-goo
[oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-lah kohm-pren-SOWng ah-MEE-goo]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is a calming, smoothing-over line after a small disagreement. [Amigo] can help make it sound warmer, but with the wrong tone it can also sound a bit sarcastic.
Phrase Breakdown
Obrigado
[oh-bree-GAH-doo]
thank you
A polite expression of gratitude, used by a male speaker.
No fim, disse: «Obrigado pela compreensão, amigo.»
In the end, I said: “Thank you for your understanding, friend.”
Pela compreensão
PEH-lah kohm-pren-SOWng
For your understanding
Common phrase to thank someone for being patient or understanding.
Obrigado pela compreensão.
Thank you for your understanding.
Words in this phrase
pela
[PEH-lah]
for the
Contraction of 'por' + 'a', used here to introduce the reason for thanks.
Agradeci pela paciência e pela compreensão do motorista.
I thanked the driver for his patience and understanding.
compreensão
[kohm-pren-SOWng]
understanding
Means patience or willingness to understand a difficult situation.
A compreensão dele evitou mais discussão.
His understanding avoided more argument.
amigo
[ah-MEE-goo]
friend; mate
A friendly form of address, sometimes used to soften a tense exchange.
Chamar-lhe amigo tornou a conversa mais cordial.
Calling him friend made the conversation more cordial.
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