Fazer as Pazes: Make Up After an Argument in Portuguese — Practice

Use fazer as pazes com someone after a disagreement

Fazer as pazes means to make up, reconcile, or restore a friendly relationship after an argument. Use com before the person: fazer as pazes com um amigo. The phrase describes repairing the relationship, not necessarily agreeing about every part of the disagreement.

Conjugate fazer to match the subject and time: fazemos as pazes (we make up), fiz as pazes (I made up), and vão fazer as pazes (they will make up). Pazes is plural in the fixed expression.

Pair reconciliation with a clear apology

Fazer as pazes is not the same as pedir desculpas (apologize). An apology can be one step toward reconciliation, but the other person may need time or a conversation before the relationship feels repaired.

A useful message can acknowledge the action, say what you regret, and invite a conversation without demanding immediate forgiveness. This keeps the language direct and gives the other person space to respond.

Remember: Use fazer as pazes com to describe reconciling with someone; pedir desculpas is apologizing and may be one part of that process.

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 made up with my brother after the conversation.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Fiz as pazes com meu irmão depois da conversa.

2. They want to make up.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Eles querem fazer as pazes.

3. We still need to talk before making up.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A gente ainda precisa conversar antes de fazer as pazes.

4. I’m sorry for speaking that way.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Desculpa por ter falado daquele jeito.

5. I want to understand how you felt.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quero entender como você se sentiu.

6. When you’re ready, can we talk?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quando você estiver pronto, podemos conversar?

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.

Use fazer as pazes com to describe reconciling with someone; pedir desculpas is apologizing and may be one part of that process.

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.

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This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Fazer as Pazes: Make Up After an Argument in Portuguese 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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