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How to Say ‘We address each other informally’ in Portuguese

Tratamo-nos por tu

trah-TAH-moo-noosh poor too

[trah-TAH-moo-noosh poor too]

💬 Usage Tip: tratar por tu means using the casual tu "you" with someone, and tratar por você means the more distant form. In tratamo-nos, the -s of tratamos drops before nos "each other".

Phrase Breakdown

Tratamo-nos

[trah-TAH-moo-noosh]

we address each other

From 'tratar-se': to address one another; with 'por tu' means using informal 'you'.

Example

Tratamo-nos pelo nome.

We call each other by first name.

por

[poor]

as / with

Here used in the set phrase 'tratar por', meaning to address someone with a certain form.

Example

Podes tratar-me por tu.

You can call me 'tu'.

[too]

you (informal)

Informal singular 'you', used with friends and family in Portugal.

Example

Tu gostas de futebol?

Do you like football?

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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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