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How to Say ‘For you (ma'am)’ in Portuguese

Para a senhora

PAH-ruh ah seh-NYOH-rah

[PAH-ruh ah seh-NYOH-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Polite 'you' to a woman is a senhora, and to a man it's o senhor. Same pattern: para o senhor "for you (sir)".

Phrase Breakdown

Para

[PAH-ruh]

for

Preposition used to show who something matters to.

Example

Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.

This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.

[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.

senhora

[seh-NYOH-rah]

you (polite, to a woman); madam

Polite way to address a woman as 'you', used with the third-person verb.

Example

A senhora precisa de ajuda?

Do you need help, madam?

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