Obrigada / Obrigrado - A quick correction

In our earlier post, we said: Obrigado is thank you in Portuguese. But only to a man. You use obrigada if the recipient of the praise is female. 

Well, today, we were corrected. The gender classification is NOT based upon the recipient, but rather on the person saying the words. So Susanne will always say Obrigada and Malcolm will always say Obrigado. So thanks everyone of you for your patience as we learn these things.

Obrigado, everyone!

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  1. AnonymousJune 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM

    John says Hello & he is healing well.
    Loves all your posts and great pictures.
    Looks forward to seeing his dear friends.

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