Farewell in Brazilian Portuguese: Wish Someone Well When They Move — Practice

Say that you will miss someone

Vou sentir sua falta means I will miss you. In casual conversation, vou sentir saudade de você is also natural for many speakers. Use the version that sounds comfortable and fits your relationship.

Brazilian Portuguese has regional and personal variation. You can keep the phrase simple and add one specific thing you will miss.

Wish someone well in a new place

Boa sorte nessa nova fase means good luck in this new chapter. You can also use espero que dê tudo certo (I hope everything works out). These phrases focus on the person's next step rather than treating the move as a loss only.

If the person has shared a destination, mention it, but do not assume a move will be permanent or easy.

Keep the connection open without overpromising

A concrete plan can make a goodbye feel warmer: exchange contact details, suggest a call, or name a future visit if both people want one. Avoid promising dates you cannot keep.

Use até logo for see you later and até breve for see you soon. Até mais is a casual goodbye that does not set an exact date.

Remember: Say what you will miss, offer a sincere good wish, and suggest a realistic way to stay in touch.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. I will miss you at work.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Vou sentir sua falta no trabalho.

2. I will miss our conversations.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Vou sentir saudade das nossas conversas.

3. We will miss you around here.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A gente vai sentir sua falta por aqui.

4. Good luck in your new city!

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Boa sorte na sua nova cidade!

5. I hope everything goes smoothly with the move.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Espero que dê tudo certo na mudança.

6. May this new chapter bring good things.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Que essa nova fase traga coisas boas.

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Say what you will miss, offer a sincere good wish, and suggest a realistic way to stay in touch.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Farewell in Brazilian Portuguese: Wish Someone Well When They Move lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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