Contacts & SNS

1. Como se chama?

   What is your name?

   Usage

   Ask someone's name when meeting them for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Chamar-se" is reflexive meaning to be named. Answer: "Chamo-me..." (My name is...)

2. Pode dar-me o seu número de telefone?

   Could you give me your phone number?

   Usage

   Politely ask for someone's phone number

   Grammar Note

   "Dar-me" = dar (to give) + clitic me. "Seu" is the possessive for você (third person form)

3. Aqui está o meu cartão de visita

   Here is my business card

   Usage

   Hand over a business card in a professional setting

   Grammar Note

   "Cartão de visita" literally means "visit card". "Cartão" is masculine, hence "o meu"

4. Está nas redes sociais?

   Are you on social media?

   Usage

   A modern way to ask if someone is on social media

   Grammar Note

   "Nas" = em + as (preposition + feminine plural article). "Redes" (networks) is feminine plural

5. Vamos manter contacto!

   Let's stay in touch!

   Usage

   Express the desire to stay connected when parting ways

   Grammar Note

   "Vamos + infinitive" suggests "let's do something." Portugal spells "contacto"; Brazil uses "contato"

6. Qual é o seu endereço de e-mail?

   What is your email address?

   Usage

   Ask for an email address in a professional or social context

   Grammar Note

   "Endereço" (address) is masculine. "E-mail" is widely used in Portuguese; also "correio electrónico"

7. Posso adicionar-te no Instagram?

   May I add you on Instagram?

   Usage

   A casual way to ask to connect on Instagram

   Grammar Note

   "Te" is the informal second-person pronoun. "No" = em + o (preposition + masculine article)

8. Chamo-me Takahiro, muito prazer

   My name is Takahiro, nice to meet you

   Usage

   Introduce yourself when meeting someone for the first time

   Grammar Note

   "Chamo-me" is the first person of chamar-se (to be named). "Muito prazer" is a set phrase for introductions

9. De onde é originalmente?

   Where are you originally from?

   Usage

   Ask more specifically where someone is originally from

   Grammar Note

   Adding "originalmente" clarifies you're asking about birthplace, not current residence

10. Foi um prazer conhecer-te

    It was a pleasure to meet you

    Usage

    Express that it was a pleasure to have met someone when saying goodbye

    Grammar Note

    "Foi" is the past tense of ser. "Conhecer-te" uses the clitic te for the informal "you"

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