boa manhã para você

[BOH-uh muh-NYH puh-ruh voh-SEH]

interjection/greeting

good morning to you

1. A polite greeting used in the morning hours to wish someone a good day

Good morning to you! I hope you have a great day.

Boa manhã para você! Espero que tenha um ótimo dia.

2. A friendly salutation exchanged between people upon meeting in the morning

As she entered the office, she greeted her colleague with 'good morning to you.'

Ao entrar no escritório, ela cumprimentou sua colega com 'boa manhã para você'.

NYC Slang

Good morning to you / Good mornin' to ya

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

boa manhã para você

Standard and most commonly used greeting

Rio de Janeiro

boa manhã, tá?

Often shortened with informal tag questions

São Paulo

boa manhã para você

Used formally and informally without variation

Portugal

bom dia para si

Portuguese uses 'si' (formal) instead of 'você' and prefers 'bom dia'

acordar com o pé direito

começar o dia bem

levantar da cama do lado certo

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