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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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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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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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    Just making polite conversation and being a good guest really! 🙂 My portuguese has already improved but I feel I’m stuck at the functional stage, chit-chat is still very difficult! I’d love to hear any advice 🙂

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      November 24, 2014 at 3:40 pm

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