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How to Say ‘Enjoy the rest of your afternoon!’ in Portuguese

Continuação de boa tarde!

kohn-tee-nwah-SOWNG duh BOH-uh TAR-deh

[kohn-tee-nwah-SOWNG duh BOH-uh TAR-deh]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: This is a very typical Portuguese goodbye on the phone or in shops, and people say it as standard politeness. Use continuação de bom dia before lunch, and you can simply reply igualmente "likewise".

Phrase Breakdown

Continuação

[kohn-tee-nwah-SOWNG]

continuation

Noun; used in a common Portuguese farewell wishing someone a good rest of the day.

Example

Continuação de bom trabalho!

Enjoy the rest of your work!

de boa tarde!

duh BOH-uh TAR-deh

of a good afternoon

Completes the friendly farewell 'enjoy the rest of your afternoon'. 'Tarde' sounds like 'TAR-d'.

Example

Tenha uma boa tarde!

Have a good afternoon!

Words in this phrase

[duh]

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

boa

[BOH-uh]

good

A feminine singular adjective meaning 'good'; it agrees with 'escolha'.

Example

Se escolhes uma boa equipa, alguém pode dizer 'Boa escolha!'

If you choose a good team, someone may say 'Good choice!'

tarde

[TAR-deh]

afternoon

Noun for the part of the day after noon; used in greetings like 'boa tarde'.

Example

Ligo-lhe à tarde.

I'll call you in the afternoon.

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