How to Say ‘If you promise’ in Portuguese
Se você prometer
see voh-seh pro-meh-tehr
[see voh-seh pro-meh-tehr]
💬 Usage Tip: After se, Portuguese often uses the personal infinitive: se você prometer, not the plain present-tense pattern English learners may expect. You'll hear the same with other people too: se eu chegar, se eles aceitarem.
Phrase Breakdown
Se
[see]
If
Used to introduce a possible or conditional situation.
Se você prometer guardar segredo, eu conto.
If you promise to keep a secret, I'll tell.
Você prometer
voh-seh pro-meh-tehr
Words in this phrase
você
[voh-seh]
you
Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.
Se você prometer, podemos seguir em frente.
If you promise, we can move forward.
prometer
[pro-meh-tehr]
promise
To assure someone that one will definitely do something.
Ele disse que ia prometer ficar calado.
He said he would promise to stay quiet.
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