{"id":6126,"date":"2015-06-29T17:08:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T17:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2015-06-29T17:08:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T17:08:38","slug":"making-accepting-and-refusing-invitations-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/making-accepting-and-refusing-invitations-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Making, accepting and refusing invitations in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p lang=\"en-US\">Inviting people to places in a polite way can be tricky if you are not sure what the proper approach is, culturally speaking. For the same reason it could be even more difficult to decline or accept\u00a0invitations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large\"><b>Convites &#8211;<\/b><\/span><b> <\/b><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span lang=\"en-US\"><b>invites<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Saying yes is much simpler than saying no to something. Before we check other ways of saying yes or no, take a look at how easy it\u00a0is to invite people out and say yes to an invitation. All you have to do to accept the invite\u00a0is repeat the verb they used:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema.png\" aria-label=\"Vamos Ao Cinema 1024x388\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6135\"  alt=\"vamos ao cinema\" width=\"647\" height=\"245\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-1024x388.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-350x133.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 647px) 100vw, 647px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><b>1. <\/b><\/span>Vamos ao cinema comigo? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Would you like to go to the cinema with me?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span lang=\"pt-BR\">Vamos!<\/span> \u2013 Y<i>es, I would.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>2. <\/b>D\u00e1 para voc\u00ea passar\u00a0l\u00e1 em casa hoje a tarde? \u2013 Can<span lang=\"en-US\"><i>\u00a0you come by my house this afternoon?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>D\u00e1. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, I can.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>3. <\/b>Me liga amanh\u00e3? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Can you call me tomorrow?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ligo. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, I can.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>4. <\/b>Vamos tomar um caf\u00e9 comigo um dia desses? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Would you like to have a coffee with me sometime?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vamos. \u2013<i> <\/i><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, I would.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>5.<\/b> Anima de tomar uma cervejinha com a galera do trabalho? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Are you up for a beer with the work crowd?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Animo. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>6.<\/b> Voc\u00ea est\u00e1 a fim de ir \u00e0 praia amanh\u00e3? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Would you be into going to the beach tomorrow?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Estou. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, I would.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>7.<\/b> Me faz companhia para ir ao m\u00e9dico na quinta-feira a tarde? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Could you keep me company to go to my doctors appointment on Thursday?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fa\u00e7o. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, I could.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>8.<\/b> Voc\u00ea quer ir na festa comigo? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Would you like to go to the party with me?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quero. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, I would.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> Posso contar com voc\u00ea para o poker de hoje a noite? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Can I count you in for our poker tonight?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pode. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, you can.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Outros modos de aceitar \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\">Other ways of accepting<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>* Sim, obrigada\/obrigado. \u2013 <i>Yes, thank you.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>* Demorou. (<span lang=\"en-US\">slang<\/span>) \u2013 Demorar <span lang=\"en-US\">translates literally as \u201cit took long\u201d. This slang is used when you wish to express excitement when accepting an invitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Claro que sim. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, of course!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Parece \u00f3timo. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>It sounds great.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* L\u00f3gico. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Yes, of course.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Com prazer. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>It would be my pleasure.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Modos de recusar \u2013 <\/b><span lang=\"en-US\"><i>ways of refusing<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* N\u00e3o, obrigado\/obrigada. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>No, thank you.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Desculpe, mas n\u00e3o vou poder. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Sorry, but I can&#8217;t.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* N\u00e3o posso. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>I can&#8217;t.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* N\u00e3o vai dar, eu tenho um compromisso. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>I can&#8217;t do it, I have an appointment.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Hoje n\u00e3o d\u00e1 mesmo. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>I really can&#8217;t today.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Fica para outro dia? \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Maybe some other day?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Fica para a pr\u00f3xima vez. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Maybe next time?<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Most Brazilians would not be comfortable saying no to invitations since they don&#8217;t want to hurt people&#8217;s feelings. So it is very common for people to say something which would be interpreted as a maybe when in reality they mean no:<\/p>\n<p>* Ah, n\u00e3o sei. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Uh, I don&#8217;t know.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Vou ver se d\u00e1. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>I&#8217;ll see if I can.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Talvez. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>Maybe.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* N\u00e3o sei se vou conseguir. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>I don&#8217;t know if I&#8217;ll be able to.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* \u00c9 prov\u00e1vel que n\u00e3o d\u00ea para eu ir. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>It&#8217;s likely that I won&#8217;t be able to go.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Depende&#8230; Vou tentar. \u2013 <span lang=\"en-US\"><i>It depends&#8230; I&#8217;ll try.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-350x133.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-350x133.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/vamos-ao-cinema.png 1278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Inviting people to places in a polite way can be tricky if you are not sure what the proper approach is, culturally speaking. For the same reason it could be even more difficult to decline or accept\u00a0invitations. Convites &#8211; invites Saying yes is much simpler than saying no to something. Before we check other ways&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/making-accepting-and-refusing-invitations-in-portuguese\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":6135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[3,1848,6,1851,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6126","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-customs","category-grammar","category-learning","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6126"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6136,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions\/6136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}