How do you say 'to go out' in Portuguese?

You say sair, as in 'Você ainda quer sair com a gente hoje à noite?'

What does 'jantar' mean?

Jantar means dinner, the meal you eat at night, as in 'O jantar de hoje pode ser naquele lugar novo?'

You say voltar, as in 'Que horas você precisa voltar para casa hoje?'

You've arranged to go out with some friends tonight and still haven't decided where to have dinner.

Você ainda quer sair com a gente hoje à noite?

Do you still want to go out with us tonight?

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sair/saˈi/
to go outverb
To leave home to go to bars, parties or other public places.
jantar/ʒɐ̃ˈta/
dinnernoun
The food you eat at night.
beber/beˈbe/
to drinkverb
To bring a liquid to your mouth and swallow it.
olhar/oˈʎa/
to lookverb
To turn your eyes toward something to see it.
esperar/espeˈɾa/
to waitverb
To stay in a place until someone arrives or something happens.
lugar/luˈɡaʁ/Also said luˈɡaɾ.
placenoun
The point where someone or something is.
calor/kaˈloʁ/Also said kaˈloɾ.
heatnoun
The high temperature you feel on your skin.
dançar/dɐ̃ˈsa/
to danceverb
To move your body to the rhythm of music.
senhor/sẽˈɲoʁ/
sirnoun
A respectful word to address a man or get his attention.
voltar/vowˈta/
to go backverb
To go again to the place you came from.

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Você ainda quer sair com a gente hoje à noite?
Do you still want to go out with us tonight?
O jantar de hoje pode ser naquele lugar novo?
Could today's dinner be at that new place?
A gente pode beber alguma coisa antes de comer?
Can we have something to drink before we eat?
Deixa eu olhar o preço desse lugar no celular.
Let me check the price of this place on my phone.
Você pode esperar a gente na porta do bar?
Can you wait for us at the door of the bar?
Conheço um lugar bom e barato aqui perto.
I know a good, cheap place near here.
Com esse calor, prefiro sentar numa mesa lá fora.
With this heat, I'd rather sit at a table outside.
Depois do jantar a gente pode dançar um pouco.
After dinner we could dance a little.
O senhor pode olhar se ainda tem mesa livre?
Sir, could you check if there's still a table free?
Que horas você precisa voltar para casa hoje?
What time do you need to be back home today?

sair/saˈi/
It's two syllables, sa-ir, with the stress on the i; the r at the end is barely heard.
jantar/ʒɐ̃ˈta/
The an is nasal, with the air going out through the nose, and the stress falls on the last syllable.
beber/beˈbe/
Both e's are closed, like the e in você.
olhar/oˈʎa/
The lh is a single sound, made with the tongue on the roof of the mouth, like in filho.
esperar/espeˈɾa/
The stress of the word falls on the last syllable, rar.
calor/kaˈloʁ/
The o in the last syllable is closed, like the o in avô, and the r at the end comes from the throat.
dançar/dɐ̃ˈsa/
The an is nasal and the ç sounds like the ss in passo.
senhor/sẽˈɲoʁ/
The en is nasal, the nh is a single sound like in banho, and the final o is closed, like the o in avô.
voltar/vowˈta/
The ol sounds like ou: vou-tar.

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How do you say 'to go out' in Portuguese?: You say sair, as in 'Você ainda quer sair com a gente hoje à noite?'
What does 'jantar' mean?: Jantar means dinner, the meal you eat at night, as in 'O jantar de hoje pode ser naquele lugar novo?'
How do you say 'to go back' in Portuguese?: You say voltar, as in 'Que horas você precisa voltar para casa hoje?'

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