The first word that really tripped my up was, what.
A learner's goal is to get people -on the street, in a store, wherever and whenever -- to repeat themselves. The more the better! The more you hear something spoken IN-CONTEXT (about something, some moment you are IN), the faster you'll be speaking it yourself.
Too bad, right? It's only the_most important word. The fact that there are a few different contexts to the word what seemed just too difficult to comprehend. The options being,
What did you say ☞ Como... Oi? ... O quê?
- Como? ☞ How? As in, How did you say that?
- What? ✪ Use_this_one ✪
- Oi?
- What?
- O quê?
- What?
Really though any of those will work just fine!
What in Portuguese
This headline is just here for Google to like. We all know this post is just going to show you a few useful and useable ways to prompt someone to repeat what they just said.
Use repetir: to repeat
to repeat
repetir
I repeat
eu rep
ito
you/he/she repeat(s)
você/ele/ela repet
e
| to repeat | repetir | ||
| I repeat | eu rep | ito | |
| you/he/she repeat(s) | você/ele/ela repet | e |
*Pronounced: heh-pet-chee.
**This isn't rude. Always attach a por favor at the end to be extra courteous.
Using FALAR or DIZER to prompt people
A bit more literal, more direct - these are always great to use:
Or,
There aren’t many ~ir verbs. The most common include:
ir
vir
sair
cair
abrir
pedir
seguir
dormir
partir
servir
decidir
repetir
proibir
assistir
despedir
permitir
conseguir
| to leave, depart | partir | ||
| I leave | eu part | o | |
| you/he/she leave(s) | você/ele/ela part | e | |
| we leave | nós part | imos | |
| they/you all leave | eles/elas part | em | |
* More accurately called, the present indicative tense.
SAIR Eu quase nao saio a noite. I hardly go out at night.
ASSISTIR Eu nem assisto TV I don't even watch TV.
DORMIR O Bebe dorme a noite toda. The baby sleeps all night long.
REPETIR Você pode repetir (por favor)? Can you repeat that (please)?
Many of these are IRREGULAR.
VIR Vem com a gente. Com with us.
IR Eu vou esperar na minha casa. I'm going to wait at my house.
PEDIR Eu sempre peço a mesma coisa. I always order the same thing.
The “simple past” = action that is over and done. Officially called the Preterit Indicative tense.
| to leave, depart | partir | ||
| I left | eu part | i | |
| you/he/she left | você/ele/ela part | iu | |
| we left | nós part | imos | |
| they/you all leave | eles/elas part | iram | |
(eu) Eu consegui o apartamento! I got the apartment!
(você, ele, ela) Você conseguiu o emprego! You got the job!
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