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How to Say ‘If all goes well’ in Portuguese

Se tudo correr bem

suh too-doo koo-RRAIR BEHNG

[suh too-doo koo-RRAIR BEHNG]

💬 Usage Tip: correr means "to run", but here it means "to go", as in how things go. After se about the future, Portuguese uses the special form correr instead of corre, as in se tudo correr mal "if it all goes wrong".

Phrase Breakdown

Se tudo

suh too-doo

If everything

'Se' means 'if' and sounds like a short 's'. 'Tudo' is 'TU-du'.

Example

Se tudo estiver bem, saímos.

If everything is fine, we'll leave.

Words in this phrase

[suh]

A conjunction used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Comecei com «Se» for possível para fazer um pedido com cuidado.

I started with “If” possible to make a request carefully.

tudo

[too-doo]

everything

All things; all the available things.

Example

Ela quer tudo.

She wants everything.

correr bem

koo-RRAIR BEHNG

goes well

'Correr bem' means 'to go well'. Roll the double 'rr' in the throat: 'ku-RRER'.

Example

Espero que corra bem.

I hope it goes well.

Words in this phrase

correr

[koo-RRAIR]

to go / to run

Literally 'to run'; used for how things are going.

Example

Tudo está a correr bem.

Everything is going well.

bem

[BEHNG]

well

In a good or satisfactory way.

Example

Ele fez o trabalho muito bem.

He did the job very well.

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