< Portuguese Grammar

Expressing: about

The most used ways to express about are:

about ➜ regarding Sobre o que você está falando? (What are you talking about?)

about ➜ concerning De que você está falando? (What are you talking about?)

about ➜ more or less Vi mais ou menos onze. (I saw more or less 11.)

about ➜ on the order of Ele quer em torno de cinco. (He wants on the order of 5.)

about ➜ like Custa tipo cinquenta dolares. (It costs like 50 dolares.)

about ➜ approximately É aproximadamente 50%. (It's approximately 50%)

Other (less common) uses of about include location or position, or to say almost.

location / position Ela está fora de casa. (She's out and about.)

about ➜ almost Ele está prestes a começar. (He' about to start.)