{"id":22956,"date":"2020-12-16T11:32:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T16:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.pimsleur.com\/?p=22956"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:00:59","slug":"brazilian-portuguese-christmas-phrases-vocabulary-jokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-christmas-phrases-vocabulary-jokes\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Delightful Brazilian Portuguese Holiday Phrases Idioms, and Jokes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Brazilians love to celebrate, and never more so than during the holiday season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the warm summer weather and the beginning of the summer holidays for school children, it\u2019s an extra-special time of year for Brazilians. That means lots of parties and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/blog\/latin-american-christmas-traditions\/\">holiday traditions<\/a> that are quite different from other countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll give you some of the most common sayings, idioms, and jokes used around the holidays. These will help you navigate the holiday season in Portuguese\u2014and also give you a peek into the sense of humor of Brazilians!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-essential-brazilian-portuguese-holiday-phrases\"><strong>Essential Brazilian Portuguese Holiday Phrases <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-feliz-natal-feliz-ano-novo\"><strong><em>1. Feliz Natal!<\/em> \/ <em>Feliz Ano Novo!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Literally: \u201cHappy Christmas!\u201d \/ \u201cHappy New Year!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are staple phrases of the season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazil has historically been a very Catholic country since it was colonized by Portugal and had heavy cultural influence from other Catholic European countries like Spain and Italy. That\u2019s why the great majority of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/blog\/christmas-in-brazil-learn-brazilian-holiday-traditions-and-expressions\/\">Brazilians celebrate Christmas<\/a> as well as other Christian holidays. Brazilians also have a very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/blog\/brazilian-new-years-eve\/\">large celebration on New Year\u2019s Eve<\/a>, with a number of unique traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you only learn one Portuguese phrase before your Brazilian holiday celebration, make this it\u2014It should be enough to win you some friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-use-it-in-a-sentence\"><strong>How to use it in a sentence:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Oi querida! Feliz Natal! <\/strong><\/em>(\u201cHello my dear! Happy Christmas!\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-entao-e-natal-e-o-que-voce-fez\"><strong><em>2. Ent\u00e3o \u00e9 Natal, e o que voc\u00ea fez?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Literally: \u201cSo it is Christmas, and what have you done?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year during the holidays, Brazilians love to ask friends and family: &#8220;So it&#8217;s Christmas, and what have you done?&#8221; It\u2019s a way to ask about the past year and to learn about plans for the upcoming one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s also asked as a joke because it\u2019s a reference to the song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=flA5ndOyZbI\">Happy Xmas (War Is Over)<\/a>\u201d, originally composed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with a famous Brazilian Portuguese cover sung by Simone. This song is played everywhere in Brazil during the Christmas season\u2014it\u2019s in all the stores and shopping malls.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use it in a sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A: <strong>Nossa, j\u00e1 estamos em dezembro.<\/strong> B: <strong>Ent\u00e3o \u00e9 Natal, e o que voc\u00ea fez?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A:<em> <\/em>\u201cWow, it&#8217;s December already.\u201d B: \u201cSo it\u2019s Christmas, and what have you done?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"clear clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Simone - Ent\u00e3o \u00c9 Natal\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PuT2yERy6Xc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-e-pave-ou-pacume\"><em><strong>3. \u00c9 pav\u00ea ou pacum\u00ea?<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Literally: \u201cIs it to see or to eat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This expression is perhaps Brazil\u2019s favorite dad joke.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joke always happens like this. Everyone is sitting around the table at the Christmas meal. Someone will ask what is for dessert. The answer will be <em>\u201cpav\u00e9!\u201d<\/em>. And then an uncle (it\u2019s always an uncle) will ask, \u201c<em><strong>\u00c9 pav\u00ea ou pacum\u00ea?<\/strong>\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliviascuisine.com\/brazilian-chocolate-pave\/\"><em>Pav\u00e9<\/em><\/a> is a Brazilian tiramisu-like dessert that gained its name from the French of the word \u201cpavage\u201d, which means pavement. (Don\u2019t ask me why it was named after pavement\u2014it tastes great, I promise).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The joke comes from a play on words. \u201c<em>Pav\u00e9\u201d <\/em>sounds identical to saying \u201c<em>pra ver<\/em>\u201d quickly. \u201c<em>Pra ver<\/em>\u201d means \u201cto see\u201d. \u201c<em>Pacum\u00ea<\/em>\u201d is a similar contracted, informal version of \u201cpra comer\u201d or \u201cto eat\u201d. Together \u201c<em>\u00c9 pav\u00ea ou pacum\u00ea?\u201d <\/em>means \u201cIs it to see or to eat?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you attend a Brazilian holiday party and they serve <em>pav\u00e9, <\/em>you <em>will <\/em>hear this joke. The proper response is to roll your eyes along with everyone else while the uncle chuckles to himself.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use it in a sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A: <strong>O que temos para sobremesa? <\/strong>B:<\/em> <em><strong>Pav\u00ea!<\/strong> A: <strong>\u00c9 pav\u00ea ou pacum\u00ea?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: \u201cWhat do we have for dessert?\u201d<em> <\/em>B:<em> <\/em>\u201cPav\u00e9!\u201d <em>A: <\/em>\u201cIs it to see or to eat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-jingle-bell-jingle-bell-acabou-o-papel\"><em><strong>4. Jingle bell, jingle bell, acabou o papel.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Literally: \u201cJingle bells, jingle bells, the toilet paper ran out\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another play on words, this time with the lyrics of \u201cJingle Bells\u201d. It\u2019s a favorite silly alternative set of lyrics for the popular Christmas song, along the lines of those that English-speaking children create (think, \u201cJingle bells, Batman smells\u201d).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this version, Brazilian children sing the familiar \u201cJingle bells\u201d in English, but then switch into Portuguese with an expression that is widely used by children when they are beginning to learn to use the bathroom: \u201cAcabou o papel\u201d, which means \u201cthe toilet paper ran out\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you visit anyone with kids in Brazil, you\u2019re bound to hear them sing this around the holidays. Brazilian children\u2014perhaps like all children\u2014enjoy their potty humor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The song goes like this:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Jingle bell, jingle bell, acabou o papel. N\u00e3o faz mal, n\u00e3o faz mal, limpa com o jornal.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJingle bells, jingle bells, the toilet paper ran out. It doesn&#8217;t matter, it doesn&#8217;t matter, clean yourself with newspaper.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-na-vida-tudo-passa-o-ano-passa-e-a-uva-passa\"><strong><em>5. Na vida tudo passa, o ano passa, e a uva passa<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Literally: \u201cIn life everything passes, the year passes, and the grape passes.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another play on words. To understand it, you have to first know that <em>uva <\/em>means \u201cgrape\u201d and <em>uva passa <\/em>means \u201craisin\u201d as well as \u201cthe grape passes\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This play on words, commonly heard around the New Year, starts by acknowledging that everything eventually comes to an end, including the year, and even grapes. \u201cIn life, everything passes: the year passes, and the grape passes [and the raisin].\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use it in a sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A: <strong>Dezembro est\u00e1 t\u00e3o dif\u00edcil no trabalho. Espero que os dias passam logo.<\/strong><\/em> <em>B: <\/em><strong><em>Na vida tudo passa, o ano passa, e a uva passa<\/em>.<\/strong>\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>A: \u201cDecember is so difficult at work. I hope the days go by quickly.\u201d B: \u201cIn life everything passes, the year passes, and the grape passes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-e-so-uma-lembrancinha\"><em><strong>6. \u00c9 s\u00f3 uma lembrancinha.<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Literally: \u201cIt&#8217;s just a little souvenir\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll commonly hear this at Christmas parties with family and friends when someone is giving a gift. It\u2019s a way to say, \u201cit\u2019s just something small\u201d; it\u2019s a suggestion that the gift isn\u2019t large or expensive, but that it\u2019s being given with thought and affection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except that you\u2019ll also hear it used even when the gift <em>is <\/em>large and expensive as a way to play down the gift and to communicate modesty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to use it in a sentence:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A: <strong>Uau, um dia no spa no valor de $100, adorei!&nbsp;<\/strong> B: <strong>\u00c9 s\u00f3 uma lembrancinha.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A: \u201cWow, a $100 gift certificate to the day-spa, I love it!\u201d B: \u201cIt&#8217;s just a little souvenir.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bonus-christmas-vocabulary-in-portuguese\"><strong>Bonus Christmas Vocabulary in Portuguese<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, here are a few more generic vocabulary words to help you navigate the Holidays in Portuguese and impress your Brazilian friends and family:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A arvore de Natal<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>= \u201cThe Christmas tree\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>O Papai Noel<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cFather Christmas\u201d or Santa Clause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Os presentes<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe presents\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A guirlanda<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe wreath\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>O pisca pisca<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe Christmas lights\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>O sino<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe bell\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>O boneco de neve<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe snowman\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A meia<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe stocking\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A vela<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe candle\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>O Anjo<\/em><\/strong> = \u201cThe angel\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learn-brazilian-portuguese-with-pimsleur\"><strong>Learn Brazilian Portuguese With Pimsleur<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Pimsleur is specifically designed to be integrated into your day-to-day life \u2013 you don\u2019t have to go searching for those extra 30 minutes per day\u2026 What this means, is that you could be speaking a new language 30 days from now just by washing the dishes\u2026 or walking the dog\u2026 or going for a run! You get immediate access to your lessons and&nbsp;<strong>with our 30-day money-back guarantee, you can start learning with total peace of mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/offers.pimsleur.com\/free-trial-1405\">Try a free week<\/a> of our proven Pimsleur method. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or test-drive a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/free-lesson\/\">Free Lesson<\/a> right now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/d3brn974kg3172.cloudfront.net\/2020\/12\/Portuguese-Brazilian_montage_premium-2020.png\" alt=\"learn brazilian portuguese lessons\" class=\"wp-image-23044\" style=\"width:532px;height:313px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3brn974kg3172.cloudfront.net\/2020\/12\/Portuguese-Brazilian_montage_premium-2020.png 700w, https:\/\/d3brn974kg3172.cloudfront.net\/2020\/12\/Portuguese-Brazilian_montage_premium-2020-300x177.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilians love to celebrate, and never more so than during the holiday season.&nbsp; With the warm summer weather and the beginning of the summer holidays for school children, it\u2019s an extra-special time of year for Brazilians. That means lots of parties and holiday traditions that are quite different from other countries.&nbsp; In this article, we\u2019ll <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pimsleur.com\/blog\/brazilian-portuguese-christmas-phrases-vocabulary-jokes\/\">Read More >><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":29718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[3863,1182,2413,1873,1148],"class_list":["post-22956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-language-learning","tag-brazil","tag-holidays","tag-latin-america","tag-portuguese","tag-south-america"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>6 Delightful Brazilian Portuguese Holiday Phrases Idioms, and Jokes | The Pimsleur Language Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Essential Brazilian Portuguese Holiday Phrases, vocabulary, idioms and Christmas jokes. 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