Portuguese Phrase
Quais redes sociais você usa?
Meaning
This question asks someone to list the social media platforms they regularly use, such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or WhatsApp. It’s a neutral, everyday way to inquire about digital habits.
When to use
Use it in casual conversation when meeting new friends, during a networking chat, or when discussing online marketing strategies. It works both in spoken Portuguese and in informal written messages.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Quaisredessociaisvocêusa?
Quais (interrogative adjective)
Used to ask about a selection among multiple items; it agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (plural here).
redes sociais (noun phrase)
A compound noun meaning 'social networks'; both words are plural and feminine, matching 'quais'.
você (subject pronoun)
Second‑person singular pronoun; in Brazilian Portuguese it takes third‑person verb forms.
usa (verb usar, 3rd person singular)
Present indicative of 'usar' (to use). With 'você' the verb is conjugated in the 3rd‑person singular form.
Question mark
In Portuguese, the interrogative sentence is marked only with the closing question mark (the opening one is optional in informal writing).
🗨In Conversation
Quais redes sociais você usa?
Which social networks do you use?
Eu uso Instagram, WhatsApp e TikTok.
I use Instagram, WhatsApp, and TikTok.
✕Common Mistakes
Qual redes sociais você usa?
‘Qual’ is singular; the noun ‘redes’ is plural, so you need the plural form ‘Quais’.
Quais rede social você usa?
Both ‘rede’ and ‘social’ must be plural to match ‘Quais’.
Você usa quais redes sociais?
While understandable, the typical order in Brazilian Portuguese places the interrogative adjective before the noun: ‘Quais redes sociais você usa?’.
↔Alternatives
Que redes sociais você utiliza?
Which social networks do you use?
Quais são as redes sociais que você usa?
What are the social networks you use?
Você usa quais redes sociais?
You use which social networks?
Cultural Tip
In Brazil, the most common platforms are WhatsApp (used for messaging), Instagram, Facebook, and increasingly TikTok. When asking this question, Brazilians often follow up with "E você?" (And you?) to keep the conversation flowing. Avoid overly formal phrasing unless you’re speaking with someone you don’t know well; a relaxed tone feels more natural.