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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. It is so good to be here again. Lucas: Yes. Today we are talking about time. Specifically, the end of the day. Luna: Right. We learned greetings for the morning. And we learned hello for the afternoon. Lucas: Exactly. But what happens when the sun goes down? The light changes. The mood changes. Luna: I know this one. When it gets dark, we switch words. It is not just hello anymore. Lucas: Correct. In Portuguese, the word for night is also used for hello when it is evening. Luna: Oh. So we do not say good evening like in English? Lucas: We use the same phrase for both greeting and goodbye at night. Let us look at the first phrase. Luna: Okay. What is the phrase? Lucas: It is Boa noite. Listen carefully. Lucas: Boa noite. Luna: Boa noite. Lucas: Very good. Now listen to me again. Boa noite. Luna: Boa noite. Lucas: Perfect. This means good night. But you can use it to say hello too. Luna: Wait. You can say Boa noite when you meet someone in the evening? Lucas: Yes. If you arrive at a party at eight PM, you say Boa noite. It is polite. Luna: That is interesting. In English we have good evening. Here we just have good night. Lucas: Exactly. It covers all evening hours. Until you sleep. Luna: Okay. So if I see my friend at seven PM, I say Boa noite. Lucas: Yes. Or if you leave work at six PM, you say Boa noite to your colleagues. Luna: Got it. Boa noite for hello or goodbye at night. Lucas: Now let us add a question. When you meet someone at night, you might want to ask about their day. Luna: Oh yes. That is very common. How do you ask that? Lucas: The phrase is Como foi o seu dia? Luna: Como foi o seu dia? Lucas: Listen. Como foi o seu dia? Luna: Como foi o seu dia? Lucas: Excellent. It means how was your day? Luna: It sounds natural. I like asking that. It shows I care. Lucas: It does. And it opens the conversation. Your friend will tell you about their day. Luna: So if I say Como foi o seu dia?, they might answer... Lucas: They might say it was a good day. The phrase is Foi um bom dia. Luna: Foi um bom dia. Lucas: Listen. Foi um bom dia. Luna: Foi um bom dia. Lucas: Great pronunciation. It means it was a good day. Luna: And if the day was bad? Lucas: Then they might say they are tired. The word for tired is cansado. Luna: Cansado. Lucas: Let us put it together. Eu estou cansado. Luna: Eu estou cansado. Lucas: Listen. Eu estou cansado. Luna: Eu estou cansado. Lucas: Perfect. It means I am tired. Luna: I feel that sometimes. Especially after learning new phrases. Lucas: It is mental work. But you are doing well. Let us review our phrases so far. Luna: Okay. First, Boa noite. For hello or goodbye at night. Lucas: Second, Como foi o seu dia? To ask about their day. Luna: Third, Foi um bom dia. If the day was good. Lucas: And fourth, Eu estou cansado. If you need to rest. Luna: This is helpful. I use these every night. Or every morning actually. Lucas: Right. Because you say Boa noite when you go to sleep too. Luna: Yes. It is the final goodbye of the day. Lucas: And tomorrow you start again. With the next phrase. Luna: What is it? Lucas: Until tomorrow. The phrase is Até amanhã. Luna: Até amanhã. Lucas: Listen. Até amanhã. Luna: Até amanhã. Lucas: Very good. It means until tomorrow. Luna: I say this to my family often. Or to my friends online. Lucas: It is a warm way to end the conversation. Luna: Let us practice them all together. Quick round. Lucas: Ready? Boa noite. Luna: Boa noite. Lucas: Como foi o seu dia? Luna: Como foi o seu dia? Lucas: Foi um bom dia. Luna: Foi um bom dia. Lucas: Eu estou cansado. Luna: Eu estou cansado. Lucas: Até amanhã. Luna: Até amanhã. Lucas: You are getting faster. Your brain is connecting the sounds. Luna: It feels easier now. Like I have a small toolkit for the evening. Lucas: That is exactly what language is. A set of tools for real life. Luna: Before we go, I want to mention something important. Lucas: Yes. If you are enjoying these episodes, please support the show. Luna: It helps keep Fexingo free for everyone. You can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: A small contribution makes a big difference. Thank you for listening. Luna: Back to our phrases. Imagine you walk into a room. Lucas: It is evening. Who do you greet? Luna: You say Boa noite to everyone there. Lucas: Correct. Then you sit down. You ask your friend... Luna: Como foi o seu dia? Lucas: They smile. They say... Luna: Foi um bom dia. Lucas: But then they yawn. They rub their eyes. They admit... Luna: Eu estou cansado. Lucas: You understand. You tell them to rest. You say... Luna: Até amanhã. Lucas: Simple. Natural. Real Portuguese. Luna: I am going to try this tonight. I have a video call with my cousin. Lucas: Do it. She will be happy to hear you speak her language. Luna: Thanks Lucas. See you next time. Lucas: Bye Luna. Bye everyone. Practice these phrases until we meet again.