Salute cheers12/16/2023 But before finishing, I would like to share with you this Portuguese superstition: I hope you enjoyed this article and that it is useful in your day-to-day. Tell me if you have already celebrated many things with your Portuguese friends, while drinking a port or a Douro wine?Īnd if so, did you use any of these words or are you planning to use them? Sometimes we can also say “ saúdinha”, which is just a softer and more informal way of saying “ health”. This literally means “ to yours” or “ to ours”, because it’s a short form of saying “ à vossa saúde” (“ to your health”) or “ à nossa saúde” (“ to our health”). There is also another possibility: we can also say “ à tua” or “ à sua”, “ à nossa” or “ à vossa”. I’ve heard that this is a bit strange to say in certain Asian countries… if you are from any of those countries let us know in the comments below… but in Portugal it just means that we are toasting someone or something □ Once again we are wishing good health for what we want or for someone we know.Īnother way of saying “ cheers” in Portuguese is “ Tchin-tchin” (or “ chin-chin”). We can toast to the success of something or someone, toast because someone has a birthday, toast because we are simply with friends and we are happy. When something very positive happens, or when we are celebrating together, we can hit our glasses against each other and say “ saúde” (“ cheers“). What does “ brindar or “ fazer um brinde” mean? “ Brindar” or “ fazer um brinde” is “ to make a toast”. On the other hand, you can also use this same word when: With this, the other person is wishing you health. If you sneeze in Portugal, someone is likely to say: “ saúde“! Another word that you can also say alternatively is “ santinho“. “ Saúde” means “ Health” and we use this word in phrases like the one I said before – “ desejo-vos muita saúde” (“ I wish you good health”), but we also use it in other contexts. Do you know what the word “ saúde” means? Unfortunately, this hasn’t been possible with covid, but I hope that little by little we can all get back to normal.īy the way, I wish you all good health in these difficult times. In Portugal, as in many other countries, people like to be together and celebrate with each other. If you like the content, feel free to subscribe to my YouTube channel. I post videos every week about Portuguese and Portugal.
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