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How to Say ‘Yes, that's fine, no problem at all.’ in Portuguese

Pode, sim, não há problema nenhum.

POH-jee SEENG NOWN ah proo-BLAY-muh neh-NYOOM

[POH-jee SEENG NOWN ah proo-BLAY-muh neh-NYOOM]

Phrase Breakdown

Pode, sim,

POH-jee SEENG

Yes, you can,

'Pode' means 'you can', from 'poder'. Adding 'sim' after the verb is a typical Portuguese way to confirm. In Portugal 'Pode' sounds like 'PÓ-d(e)', with the final 'e' almost silent.

Example

Posso sentar-me aqui? Pode, sim.

Can I sit here? Yes, you can.

Words in this phrase

Pode

[POH-jee]

can

To be able to.

Example

Você pode me ajudar?

Can you help me?

sim

[SEENG]

yes / indeed

Placed after the verb for emphasis, giving the sense of 'yes, I did'.

Example

Vi, sim, e quase festejei.

Yes, I did, and I almost celebrated.

não há problema nenhum.

NOWN ah proo-BLAY-muh neh-NYOOM

there's no problem at all.

'Não há' means 'there isn't'. The 'h' is silent, so 'há' sounds like 'á'. 'Nenhum' after the noun adds emphasis, giving the sense of 'at all'.

Example

Não há problema nenhum em mudar a hora.

There's no problem at all with changing the time.

Words in this phrase

não

[NOWN]

not

Used to negate the meaning of a word or group of words.

Example

Não quero comer agora.

I don't want to eat now.

há

[ah]

there is / there are

Form of haver used to say that something exists.

Example

Há interesse em ouvir candidatos no evento.

There is interest in listening to candidates at the event.

problema

[proo-BLAY-muh]

problem

Masculine noun despite ending in -a.

Example

Não há problema.

There's no problem.

nenhum

[neh-NYOOM]

no / any at all

Emphatic negative: none, not any.

Example

Não tenho problema nenhum.

I have no problem at all.

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