Your Brazilian friend’s birthday is coming up and you don’t know how to say “congratulations”? Then read this article and learn how to wish someone happy birthday in Portuguese, what the birthday song we sing in Brazil is like, and find out how Brazilians usually celebrate their birthdays.
In Portuguese “happy birthday” means “feliz aniversário”.
Happy = feliz
Birthday = aniversário
to celebrate your birthday = comemorar o seu aniversário
What are you going to do for your birthday? = O que você vai fazer no seu aniversário?
In the video vocabulary topic you will learn new words that will help you expand your vocabulary about birthdays in Portuguese.
Here in Brazil, during a birthday party, when it’s time to cut the cake, we usually sing the song:
Parabéns pra você,
Nessa data querida
Muitas felicidades!
Muitos anos de vida!
Translation:
Congratulations to you,
On this special day
I wish you much happiness!
Many years of life!
Have you ever celebrated the birthday of a Brazilian friend of yours? There are different ways to celebrate birthdays here in Brazil, it depends on everyone’s taste and budget too, of course! And among the main ways that Brazilians choose to celebrate their birthdays are:
Brazilians are very cheerful, friendly and generally enjoy a party and what can’t be missing from birthday parties in Brazil:
music, drinks, snacks, sweets, the birthday cake and, of course, lots of fun!
Brazilians love a barbecue. Everything is a reason to barbecue.
It’s New Year: let’s have a barbecue on the first day, right?
Holiday: Shall we have a barbecue?
It’s Sunday: There will be “barbecues” at André’s house on Sunday, let’s go!
And the Brazilian barbecue, I don’t know if you know how it is, but we roast meat, chicken wings, sausage, chicken hearts,
– God forbid!
Yes, chicken heart! If you think this is bizarre, you know nothing! It’s very tasty!
Oh, just thinking about it makes my mouth water!
Well, when people have money and don’t want to have to do the barbecue and have to wash a lot of dishes and clean everything afterwards, instead of having the barbecue at home, people make an appointment to go to a barbecue restaurant. Do you know what this is? I don’t know if in your country you have it.
Churrascaria, as the name implies, is a restaurant specializing in barbecue. The meat is usually served in a rodizio system. The waiter carries the meat from table to table. If it’s something you like, you accept him putting some on your plate.
If you like to eat meat, you should visit a steakhouse when you come to Brazil #here’s the tip.
And that brings us to point number 3: making a date with friends at a restaurant or bar.
I don’t particularly like this option very much, but sometimes it’s the most convenient option, especially if you have a lot of friends and you’re broke, not able to afford a party for a lot of people, or don’t have much space in your house, or simply don’t want to work preparing a party and having to clean up afterwards.
And you, how do you like to celebrate your birthday? (…)
And do you know what to say when your Brazilian friend is having a birthday? Say “parabéns!” (congratulations!) or “feliz aniversário!” (happy birthday).
If you believe in God, you can also say “Que Deus te abençoe!”(God bless you)
Comemorar: celebrar: celebrate
Convidar: to invite
Feriado: holiday
Galera: guys, people
Churrascaria: steakhouse, barbecue restaurant
Quebrado: broken, with no money
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