boa-tarde

See also: boa tarde

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• boa tarde
• boas-tardes

Etymology

From boa (“good”) and tarde (“afternoon”): "good afternoon".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˌbo.ɐˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/ [ˌbo.ɐˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈtaɾ.d͡ʒi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.aˈtaɻ.de/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈtaɾ.dɨ/ [ˌbo.ɐˈtaɾ.ðɨ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo.ɐˈtaɾ.dɨ/ [ˌbo.ɐˈtaɾ.ðɨ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌbo(w).ɐˈtaɾ.dɨ/ [ˌbo(w).ɐˈtaɾ.ðɨ]

• Hyphenation: bo‧a‧-tar‧de

Noun

boa-tarde m or f (plural boas-tardes)

1. good afternoon (a greeting consisting of the interjection)

   Synonyms: boas-tardes, boa tarde

   Boa-tarde, tudo bem?

   Good afternoon, how are you?

Related terms

• bom-dia
• boa-noite

Further reading

• “boa-tarde”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “boa-tarde”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024