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Tudo Bem in Portuguese – How to Greet Your Friends in Brazil

Tudo Bem in Portuguese – How to Greet Your Friends in Brazil

posted on October 17, 2014

What tudo bem means in Portuguese. How to greet your friends in Brazil.

I am often asked: What is the meaning of tudo bem in Portuguese? What does it really mean?

It is no surprise that this is a popular question. Your Brazilian friends likely greet you with “tudo bem?” on a daily basis. Let’s see what exactly tudo bem means and how you can answer the “tudo bem?” question.

In this lesson you will learn:

1.    Powerful pronunciation tips that will apply to all your Portuguese language journey

2.    What exactly tudo bem means. My goal is to help you interact with confidence with your Brazilian friends and colleagues

3.    How to answer the “tudo bem?” question in a Brazilian way

So, what does Tudo Bem mean in Portuguese?

Tudo = everything, all

I talk about tudo in my lesson Roberto Carlos: Learn Brazilian Portuguese with Songs. Make sure you check it out.

Bem = well

It is an adverb.

Therefore, the literal translation is:

  • Tudo bem? = Everything well?

This is one of the most common ways to greet people in Brazil. You simply ask: Tudo bem? It is our equivalent to “How are you?” and works both in person and over the phone, with friends and coworkers.

How about Tudo bom?

You will also hear the variation: Tudo bom?

Bom = good; it’s an adjective.

The literal translation is:

  • Tudo bom? = Everything good?

You can use bem and bom interchangeably in this specific greeting, but keep in mind that they are not the same thing and will not be used interchangeably in other situations. Bem = well. Bom = good.

Learn how to use Bom and Bem correctly. I have a lesson on the topic!

How to reply to Tudo bem in Brazil?

The most common way to answer is to simply say: Tudo.

You can also say: Tudo bem.

Here are other ways to answer:

  • Tudo certo: Literally, it means: everything right.
  • Tudo ótimo: All is great.
  • Tudo indo: Literally: all is going. It means so so, not so good.
  • Mais ou menos: more or less, so so

And you can be nice and ask back: E você? = And you?

The other super popular Brazilian greeting

This one will make your Portuguese sound super cool. You will sound like a Brazilian. Visit my Portuguese lesson about “E aí?“

When Bem means Muito

Sometimes the word Bem is used to emphasize a quality. Here’s a lesson on the topic.

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About Luciana Lage

Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Street Smart Brazil has been helping learners around the globe speak Portuguese with ease since 2008. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley and at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. Peter

    December 30, 2019 at 5:42 pm

    Hola.. I’m from Philippines.. I like to know more about this language.. cheerz happy new year..

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      January 2, 2020 at 11:37 am

      Feliz ano novo!

      Reply
  2. Arjun

    May 1, 2017 at 1:31 pm

    I like to see you

    Reply
    • Sophie

      November 29, 2018 at 2:20 pm

      Don’t be a weirdo Arjun

      Reply
      • Lindsay

        May 13, 2019 at 4:42 pm

        LOL

        Reply
        • Daddy

          March 1, 2022 at 9:13 pm

          Hi

          Reply
      • D e b

        March 23, 2021 at 3:56 pm

        Maybe it was quite an innocent remark but his intended meaning was lost in translation?
        However, if you gain your confidence and self-esteem by humiliating others I’d hazard a guess at saying you succeeded. Well done.

        Reply
  3. Jack De Paula

    July 15, 2016 at 7:32 am

    LU, parabens ! Bom de mais ! Gostei muito. Breve comprarei seu progama.
    Me pergutam a diferenca entre Tudo e Todo. e ai , que digo ???

    Um abraco,
    Jack

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      July 18, 2016 at 10:24 am

      Obrigada, Jack. I have a handout on Tudo and Todo. You get this handout and two other ones when you sign up to my newsletter. You can do so from any page on my website. Just roll the page down. You will see the newsletter form at the bottom. Our newsletters are very informative. I believe you will like them. We only send 1 or 2 per month. Obrigada!

      Reply
      • Kara guiry

        February 19, 2017 at 9:10 am

        What does to do bom mean coz I got a message from my friend and he said todo bom. So I typed up on google what it means and it said it was rudo bom

        Reply
        • Luciana Lage

          February 20, 2017 at 3:15 pm

          Tudo bem? =Tudo bom? Same thing when it is a greeting.

          Reply
          • Doug

            August 3, 2017 at 12:29 am

            Bom dia from Scotland Luciana

          • Luciana Lage

            August 4, 2017 at 7:38 am

            Bom dia de Fortaleza, Doug!

      • Harold

        May 8, 2018 at 7:31 am

        You have a website where I can download your newsletter and other learning material? If so, can you please let us know. Greetings from New York City. 🙂

        Harold C.

        Reply
        • Luciana Lage

          May 11, 2018 at 8:33 pm

          Oi, Harold! I don’t have my blog material organized in a downloadable form. That’s a project in my to-do list.

          When you sign up for the newsletter, you get 3 handouts to download. And I believe that you have access to the newsletter archive. To sign up for the newsletter, please use the form on the bottom of any website page: https://streetsmartbrazil.com/

          Also visit my YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/StreetSmartBrazil?feature=mexp

          Obrigada!

          Reply
  4. winnie

    March 3, 2016 at 12:36 pm

    Brazilian Portuguese is interesting am trying and I love their music so much especially Nossa by Michel Telo

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      March 3, 2016 at 1:13 pm

      Learning with songs is great. And it is fun 🙂

      Reply
  5. Vargas Mentor

    December 27, 2015 at 12:01 pm

    Bom dia!

    Sou Vargas, tô estudando o Português há 4 meses. Com certeza vejo muito progresso ao ler o seu blog e ao pôr em pratica os seus elementos de pronuncia, gramática, e também as clarificaçoes sobre certos conceitos da lingua sem esquecer o seu modo unico em nos fazer entender o que poderia ser muito difícil com muita facilidade.
    Muito obrigado por ajudar-nos no estudo da essa bela lingua sua! Eu sinto que o meu nível já me fez somelhar ao verdadeiro irmão do Ronaldinho Gaucho. (O meu melhor jogador de futebol da seleção)
    Hmmm! Tô brincando…
    No futuro, pretendo de comprar o seu programa completo pra poder melhorar o meu falar.

    Muito obrigado Luciana!

    Reply
    • Vargas Mentor

      December 27, 2015 at 2:09 pm

      Oi, a senhora, tem dois erros no meu comentario: * somelhar: Assemelhar
      : * Pretendo de comprar: pretendo comprar.
      NB: se talvez tenha outros erros não podia ver pessoalmente, por favor a senhora pode mos fazer ver.
      A propósito, a senhora poderia ter um blog sobre: o futuro do subjuntivo e também o infinitivo pessoal se faz favor?

      Graças ao seu blog eu já fiz muito progresso!

      Muito obrigado a senhora!

      Reply
      • Luciana Lage

        December 27, 2015 at 7:02 pm

        Oi, Vargas, eu tenho um aplicativo para Android que ajuda a praticar o futuro de subjuntivo. Ele está aqui:
        https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pontecultural.flashcards4

        Obrigada pelas sugestões de artigos.

        Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      December 27, 2015 at 6:57 pm

      Muito obrigada, Vargas! Fico muito feliz de saber que minhas lições ajudam você. Seu português escrito realmente está bem avançado. Parabéns!

      Reply
  6. Chrislife

    November 16, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    I stil need to learn more then what i know. This page help alot , thanks to u (Luciana lage) u did well.

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      November 16, 2015 at 2:46 pm

      Muito obrigada 🙂

      Reply
  7. Chrislife

    November 9, 2015 at 4:16 am

    Luciana Obrigada por visitar ler nosso blog.

    Reply
  8. Chrislife

    November 9, 2015 at 4:14 am

    Luciana Obrigada por ler nosso blog.

    Reply
  9. Chrislife

    November 6, 2015 at 5:38 am

    Am chrislife… and am from nigeria: i whent to learn how to speak brazilan /portuguese i love the both so much , i known bem,bom, tudo. Thanks

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      November 6, 2015 at 7:12 pm

      Oi, Chrislife, obrigada por ler o blog e visitar o site!

      Reply
  10. John gerber

    October 24, 2015 at 7:00 am

    I love samba music I even have my own pare of bongos ther tunable it would be so cool if I could live in Brasil why because of the coulter the wildlife the birds the food and most of all the samba music cant wait for the next world cup he kicks its in Goal……. I cheer for brasil I even got a brasil futebol hat ive watched your youtube videos I even drew a picture of the brasilian flag with the mato ordem e progresso I feed birds and this year I hand fed a hummingbird by holding the feeder on different days got it on photo and video I could feel the vibration of the hummingbirds rapidly rotating wings through the feeder.

    Reply
  11. Ben Lyne

    January 31, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    obrigado ter sua lessons atleast i have been able to make amizade with people from brazil valeu

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      February 2, 2015 at 1:01 pm

      Obrigada por ler nosso blog!

      Reply
  12. Sahadev Kumar

    January 31, 2015 at 1:16 am

    Sir, I want to learn Angolan Portuguese
    I want to know what is the different
    Angolan portuguese and Brazilian
    rtuguese please tell me.Thankyou
    From: SAHADEV KUMAR

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      February 2, 2015 at 1:06 pm

      There are differences in pronunciation and grammar between Brazilian Portuguese and Continental Portuguese, including Portuguese from Angola. The main difference is in pronunciation. Imagine a foreigner learning English in the US and then traveling to England or Australia. This person will need to adjust to how the language sounds in the new country. The same is true for Brazilian and European Portuguese.

      The best way for you to see the difference is to find videos on YouTube, although it is easier to find videos comparing the languages in Brazil and in Portugal.

      Reply
      • Salim

        September 15, 2016 at 10:13 am

        Angola is an African country. Thus the same would be true Brazilian and African Portuguese in Cape Verde, Angola, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique…not Brazilian and European Portuguese 🙂

        Reply
  13. Coy

    January 19, 2015 at 7:42 pm

    Great post! We will be linking to this particularly great content on our site.

    Keep up the great writing.

    Reply
  14. DeJuan

    January 2, 2015 at 2:18 am

    Oi, tudo bem? I could not find the 55 Words to Boost Your Vocabulary that end with al on your blog. Which link do I click on? I love your lessons & web site. Muito Obrigado!

    DeJuan

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      January 2, 2015 at 8:41 am

      Oi! Muito obrigada pelo comentário and for following our blog and lessons. The lesson you are looking for can be found in our Portuguese Starter Kit. Here is the link:
      https://streetsmartbrazil.com/portuguese-starter-kit/ Até mais!

      Reply

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