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How to Say ‘Thanks for dinner.’ in Portuguese

Obrigada pelo jantar.

oh-bree-GAH-dah PEH-loo zhan-TAR

[oh-bree-GAH-dah PEH-loo zhan-TAR]

💬 Usage Tip: Obrigada matches the speaker, not the listener: a woman says obrigada, a man says obrigado. pelo is por + o merged, as in pela ajuda "for the help".

Phrase Breakdown

Obrigada

[oh-bree-GAH-dah]

thank you (said by a woman)

Feminine form of 'thank you', literally 'obliged'; used when the speaker is female.

Example

Obrigada pela ajuda!

Thank you for the help!

pelo

[PEH-loo]

for the

Contraction of por + o, commonly used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Escrevi «Pelo» seu tempo para introduzir o motivo do agradecimento.

I wrote “for the” your time to introduce the reason for the thanks.

jantar

[zhan-TAR]

dinner

Noun for the evening meal; also a verb meaning 'to have dinner'.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

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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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