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How to start a conversation in portuguese

am starting learning portuguese and i want to know how you can start a conversation like greating a person and other things,please help me portuguese native.

For learning: Portuguese
Base language: English
Category: Other

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    Greeting:

    Bom dia = good morning
    Boa tarde = good afternoon
    Boa noite = good evening/good night
    Olá/oi = Hello/hi
    E aí? = what's up? (rather casual)

    Asking how the other person is:

    The most common way is:

    - Tudo bom? (The answer might be "tudo bom?" as well)

    But you might hear these ones as well:

    - Tudo bem?
    - Como está? (rather formal, I believe)

    Answering the questions above, respectively:

    - Tudo, e você/tu? / Tudo, e contigo?
    - Tudo bem, e você/tu? Tudo bem sim, e você/tu?
    - Estou bem, obrigado. E você? (this sounds more formal!)

    "What about" in Portuguese is "e...?"

    So for example, what about your family would be "E a sua/tua família?"

    I hope that helps. ^^

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