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To say goodbye in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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to say goodbye despedir
How to say “to say goodbye” in Portuguese? “Despedir”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “despedir” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to say goodbye in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember the verb:
• Associate "despedida" (farewell) with saying goodbye.
• Remember that when expressing farewell in Portuguese you must use the reflexive form “despedir‐se.”

Explanations:
• In Portuguese, “despedir” can mean both “to fire” and “to say goodbye.” When you mean “to say goodbye,” you use the reflexive form “despedir‐se.”
• Other words with similar meaning include “dar tchau” and “adeus,” although “despedir‐se” is a more formal way to mark a farewell.

Infinitive and Conjugations (using “despedir‐se”):

Infinitive: despedir‐se
Gerund: despedindo‐se (e.g., “estou despedindo‐me” – “I am saying goodbye”)
Past Participle: despedido (used with auxiliary verbs in compound tenses)

Present Indicative:
• Eu me despeço – I say goodbye
• Tu te despedes – You say goodbye
• Ele/Ela se despede – He/She says goodbye
• Nós nos despedimos – We say goodbye
• Vós vos despedis – You (plural, informal/formal in Portugal) say goodbye
• Eles/Elas se despedem – They say goodbye

Preterite Perfect (Simple Past):
• Eu me despedi – I said goodbye
• Tu te despediste – You said goodbye
• Ele/Ela se despediu – He/She said goodbye
• Nós nos despedimos – We said goodbye
• Vós vos despedisteis – You (plural) said goodbye
• Eles/Elas se despediram – They said goodbye

Imperfect:
• Eu me despedia – I was saying goodbye / used to say goodbye
• Tu te despedias – You were saying goodbye
• Ele/Ela se despedia – He/She was saying goodbye
• Nós nos despedíamos – We were saying goodbye
• Vós vos despedíeis – You (plural) were saying goodbye
• Eles/Elas se despediam – They were saying goodbye

Future:
• Eu me despedirei – I will say goodbye
• Tu te despedirás – You will say goodbye
• Ele/Ela se despedirá – He/She will say goodbye
• Nós nos despediremos – We will say goodbye
• Vós vos despedireis – You (plural) will say goodbye
• Eles/Elas se despedirão – They will say goodbye

Examples of sentences:
1. Eu me despeço dos meus amigos.
Translation: I say goodbye to my friends.
2. Ela se despediu de seu chefe ao final do expediente.
Translation: She said goodbye to her boss at the end of the workday.
3. Nós nos despediremos amanhã na estação de trem.
Translation: We will say goodbye tomorrow at the train station.

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