Giving a date compliments: Complimenting their outfit or style

💬 In Portugal, "your" usually comes with o or a in front: o teu vestido, a tua camisa "your shirt". Leaving the little word out sounds Brazilian.

💬 de + o squeeze together into do, so gosto de o teu vestido becomes gosto do teu vestido. With a feminine word it's da: Gosto da tua blusa "I like your blouse".

💬 fica-te bem is the go-to way to say something suits someone, with te "you" tucked after the verb with a hyphen. Swap the subject: Esse casaco fica-te bem "That jacket suits you".

🇵🇹 A common modest reaction to a compliment in Portugal. People often deflect a little before saying thanks.

💬 o "it" attaches after the verb with a hyphen in Portugal, not before it. For something feminine, like a skirt, it's Comprei-a.

💬 na is em + a squeezed together. passada means "last" here, and changes with the word: no mês passado "last month".

💬 Foi is the past of both "to be" and "to go" (ser and ir), so context tells you which. Here it's "it was".

💬 Portuguese "has" style rather than "is" stylish: ter + estilo. Same pattern in Tens bom gosto "You've got good taste".

💬 elegante is the same for men and women, so no ending to change. It covers "smart" or "well-dressed", not just formal elegance.

🇵🇹 Returning a compliment straight away like this is a natural, gracious move. It keeps things balanced rather than one-sided.

💬 Vamos + an action word makes a suggestion: "shall we...?". Swap it: Vamos beber um copo? "Shall we grab a drink?"

🇵🇹 Dinner in Portugal usually starts around 8 to 9 pm, so don't suggest it too early.

💬 Literally "I'm full of hunger", and cheia matches the speaker: a man says cheio de fome. Works with other feelings too: cheia de sono "really sleepy".