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Learn Portuguese: Making Plans with Your Friends – Combinado

posted on April 8, 2014

 Learn Portuguese Making Plans with Friends - Combinado

My friends and I were planning to have brunch together and the conversation chain on Facebook was in Portuguese. Then Carl comes and says: “I told Vanessa we were going to join them for brunch. Why did she say ‘combined’ in response?”

I immediately knew what was going on. When making plans with friends:

  • Combinado = that’s a plan; deal; done deal

Saying Combinado is a way to say “ok, we all agree on the plan” or “ok, that is a plan”.

Here is the dialogue in the picture above translated from Portuguese to English:

  • He: I will pick you up at 8, ok?
  • She: OK, that’s a plan.

 

Combinado can also be used as a question:

  • João: Te pego às 8. Combinado?
  • Ana:   Combinado.

Translation from Portuguese to English:

  • João: I will pick you up at 8. Deal?
  • Ana: That’s a plan.

 

I invite you to practice this great word with your friends. They will be happy with your Portuguese 🙂 Combinado?

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About Luciana Lage

I’m Luciana, founder of Street Smart Brazil. I am so happy to be able to help you in your Portuguese speaking journey! Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language was one of the best things that could have happened in my life. I’ve had the privilege of teaching Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of San Francisco. Now I am fully dedicated to the Street Smart Brazil community.

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    December 14, 2018 at 10:10 am

    I am staying with my Brazilian girlfriends family at the moment. I was looking for tips on meal time chatting?

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      November 24, 2014 at 3:40 pm

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