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How to Say ‘Thanks for suggesting the restaurant.’ in Portuguese

Obrigado pela sugestão do restaurante.

oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh soo-zhesh-TOWN doo resh-tow-RAN-tuh

[oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh soo-zhesh-TOWN doo resh-tow-RAN-tuh]

💬 Usage Tip: por + a becomes pela, and de + o becomes do. Also, Obrigado matches the speaker: men say obrigado and women say obrigada.

Phrase Breakdown

Obrigado pela sugestão

oh-bree-GAH-doo PEH-luh soo-zhesh-TOWN

Thanks for the suggestion

'Pela' is 'por' + 'a', meaning 'for the'. 'Sugestão' sounds like 'soo-zhesh-TÃO', ending in a nasal sound.

Example

Obrigada pela sugestão!

Thanks for the suggestion!

Words in this phrase

Obrigado

[oh-bree-GAH-doo]

thank you

Common way to express thanks; traditionally used by a male speaker.

Example

Digo Obrigado depois de receber uma dica útil.

I say Obrigado after receiving a useful tip.

pela

[PEH-luh]

for the

Contraction used before a feminine noun to mean 'for the.'

Example

Agradeço-lhe pela disponibilidade demonstrada.

I thank you for the availability shown.

sugestão

[soo-zhesh-TOWN]

suggestion

Feminine noun for an idea or recommendation someone offers.

Example

Tens alguma sugestão para o fim de semana?

Do you have any suggestion for the weekend?

do restaurante.

doo resh-tow-RAN-tuh

of the restaurant.

'Do' is 'de' + 'o', said 'doo'. 'Restaurante' sounds like 'resh-tow-RANT', with the final 'e' nearly silent.

Example

O nome do restaurante é bonito.

The restaurant's name is pretty.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

of the

Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; 'precisar de' means to need.

Example

Gosto do metro.

I like the metro.

restaurante

[resh-tow-RAN-tuh]

restaurant

A place where meals are served to customers.

Example

O restaurante abre às sete.

The restaurant opens at seven.

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