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White text on a blue textured background reading obigado or obrigada.

Thematic map of Europe showing the distribution of Romance languages, with different colors representing areas where Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Occitan, Provencal, Franco-Provencal, Italian, Sardinian, Romanian, and Rhaetian are spoken. Striped areas indicate regions where bilingualism is common. The map highlights the primary Romance language regions in southwestern, southern, and eastern Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, Switzerland, Romania, and parts of the B

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White text on a blue textured background reading obigado or obrigada.

How to Pronounce Obrigado in Brazilian Portuguese

Obrigado, or the feminine obrigada, means “thank you” in Portuguese.

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Portuguese language

A student writing on a blackboard in a Portuguese language class.

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Thematic map of Europe showing the distribution of Romance languages, with different colors representing areas where Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, French, Occitan, Provencal, Franco-Provencal, Italian, Sardinian, Romanian, and Rhaetian are spoken. Striped areas indicate regions where bilingualism is common. The map highlights the primary Romance language regions in southwestern, southern, and eastern Europe, including the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, Switzerland, Romania, and parts of the B

Europe: Romance languages

Distribution of Romance languages in Europe.

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