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tudo bem?

[TOO-doo beng]

phrase/interjection

How are you? / How's everything?

1. A casual greeting used to ask someone how they are doing or how things are going

Hey! How are you doing?

Oi! Tudo bem?

2. An expression used to confirm that everything is okay or to reassure someone

Everything's fine, don't worry about it.

Tudo bem, não se preocupe.

NYC Slang

Yo, what's good? / What's up?

Synonyms

como vai?e aí?tudo certo?tudo jóia?como você está?

Antonyms

tudo ruim?algo errado?

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

tudo bem?

Most common informal greeting throughout Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

tudo bem?

Very common; often shortened to 'e aí?' or 'beleza?'

São Paulo

tudo bem?

Standard usage; also common with 'e aí?'

Portugal

tudo bem? / como está?

Less common than in Brazil; Portuguese prefer 'como está?' or 'como vai?'

Related Idioms & Phrases

tudo bem com você?

tudo bem por aí?

tudo bem de saúde?

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