How to Say ‘Hi! How are you?’ in Portuguese
Olá! Tudo bem?
oh-LAH too-doo BEHNG
[oh-LAH too-doo BEHNG]
Phrase Breakdown
Olá!
oh-LAH
Hello!
A friendly greeting. Stress the last syllable: 'o-LÁ'.
Olá! Como estás?
Hello! How are you?
Words in this phrase
Olá
[oh-LAH]
hello
A common Portuguese greeting used when meeting someone.
Disse "Olá" quando cheguei ao evento.
I said "Hello" when I arrived at the event.
Tudo bem?
too-doo BEHNG
All good? / How are you?
A casual 'how are you?'. In Portugal the final 'o' in 'tudo' is reduced to a soft 'u' sound: 'TU-du bãy'.
Tudo bem contigo?
Everything good with you?
Words in this phrase
Tudo
[too-doo]
everything
All things; all the available things.
Ela quer tudo.
She wants everything.
bem
[BEHNG]
well
In a good or satisfactory way.
Ele fez o trabalho muito bem.
He did the job very well.
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