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How to Say ‘To everyone’ in Portuguese

A toda a gente

ah TOH-duh uh ZHENT

[ah TOH-duh uh ZHENT]

💬 Usage Tip: toda a gente is the everyday Portuguese way to say "everyone", and it takes a singular verb: toda a gente diz "everyone says". todos works too but sounds less casual.

Phrase Breakdown

A toda

ah TOH-duh

To all

'A' here means 'to'. 'Toda' sounds like 'TOH-duh'.

Example

Digo a toda a turma.

I tell the whole class.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Preposition marking who a greeting is aimed at.

Example

Boa tarde a todos.

Good afternoon to everyone.

toda

[TOH-duh]

all / whole

Feminine of todo; toda a gente means everyone.

Example

Comi toda a sopa.

I ate all the soup.

a gente

uh ZHENT

the people (everyone)

'Toda a gente' means 'everyone' in Portugal. The 'g' before 'e' sounds like 's' in 'measure': 'ZHEN-t'.

Example

Conheço toda a gente.

I know everyone.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

gente

[ZHENT]

people

Grammatically singular noun meaning 'people' in general.

Example

A gente do bairro é simpática.

The people in the neighbourhood are nice.

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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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