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How to Say ‘We're on first-name terms here.’ in Portuguese

Aqui tratamo-nos por tu.

ah-KEE trah-TAH-moo-noosh poor too

[ah-KEE trah-TAH-moo-noosh poor too]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Portuguese workplaces can be quite formal, so new people often wait to be told this. Once someone says it, switch to tu straight away, because sticking with formal speech would feel distant.

Phrase Breakdown

Aqui

[ah-KEE]

here

Refers to this place or this context nearby.

Example

Aqui, no evento, há muitas oportunidades de networking.

Here, at the event, there are many networking opportunities.

tratamo-nos por tu.

trah-TAH-moo-noosh poor too

we speak informally to each other.

'Tratar por tu' means using the informal 'you'. The final 's' in 'nos' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

Na família tratamo-nos por tu.

In the family we speak informally to each other.

Words in this phrase

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?

Guides for Portuguese learners

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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