1. The Core Bidding Actions

When it is your turn to call, you have four choices:

• Passo ➔ Pass

• Licitar / Dar um lance ➔ To Bid

• Dobro ➔ Double (Used if you think the opponents can't make their contract)

• Redobro ➔ Redouble (Used to defy an opponent's double)

2. The Card Suits (Os Naipes)

The hierarchy of the suits from lowest to highest remains exactly the same, but the names change.

1. Paus (♣) ➔ Clubs [Lowest]

2. Ouros (♦) ➔ Diamonds

3. Copas (♥) ➔ Hearts

4. Espadas (♠) ➔ Spades [Highest Suit]

5. Sem Trunfo (ST) ➔ No Trump [Highest Denomination]

3. Writing and Saying the Bids

To state a bid, you combine the number of tricks (1 through 7) with the suit or No Trump. In written notes, Portuguese players use ST for No Trump.

• 1 Paus ➔ 1 Club

• 1 Ouros ➔ 1 Diamond

• 1 Copas ➔ 1 Heart

• 1 Espadas ➔ 1 Spade

• 1 ST (Sem Trunfo) ➔ 1 No Trump

Masculine Suits (Use Um, Dois, Três...)

• O Paus (Clubs)

• O Ouros (Diamonds)

♀️ Feminine Suits (Use Uma, Duas, Três...)

• A Copas (Hearts)

• A Espadas (Spades)

Sem Trunfo is masculine (O Sem Trunfo), so it always uses the masculine numbers:

• Um Sem Trunfo

• Dois Sem Trunfo