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A woman wants to say 'Thank you' in Portuguese. What does she say?

Obrigada, because the speaker is a woman.

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  1. Obrigado
  2. De nada
  3. Obrigada ✔

Why: Obrigado/obrigada changes with the speaker: men say obrigado and women say obrigada. De nada means you're welcome. This is true in Brazil and Portugal.

Huh, didn't know that: Obrigado literally means obliged. Priberam defines it as feeling indebted for a kindness.

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Answer: Obrigada. Obrigado/obrigada changes with the speaker: men say obrigado and women say obrigada. De nada means you're welcome. This is true in Brazil and Portugal.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
    A man says obrigado; a woman says obrigada.
    Checked 2026-10-11.
  2. Priberam: obrigado dicionario.priberam.org/obrigado
    Que se sente devedor por ter sido alvo de uma atenção, de uma gentileza ou de um favor.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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