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How to Say ‘I went to Sintra with my wife.’ in Portuguese

Fui a Sintra com a minha mulher.

fwee ah SEEN-truh kohng uh MEE-nyah moo-LYEHR

[fwee ah SEEN-truh kohng uh MEE-nyah moo-LYEHR]

Phrase Breakdown

Fui a Sintra

fwee ah SEEN-truh

I went to Sintra

This gives the destination. 'Fui' sounds like 'fwee'.

Example

Fui a Sintra de comboio.

I went to Sintra by train.

Words in this phrase

Fui

[fwee]

I went

Past tense of 'ir' (to go) for 'eu'; same form as 'I was' from 'ser'.

Example

Fui ao cinema ontem.

I went to the cinema yesterday.

[ah]

In European Portuguese, this particle is used with an infinitive to show an ongoing action.

Example

Estou a aprender novas estratégias de networking.

I am learning new networking strategies.

Sintra

[SEEN-truh]

Sintra

Hilltop town near Lisbon, famous for romantic palaces and forests.

Example

Vamos visitar Sintra no sábado.

Let's visit Sintra on Saturday.

com a minha mulher.

kohng uh MEE-nyah moo-LYEHR

with my wife.

'Com' means 'with' and is nasal: 'kong'. 'Com a' blends into 'koh-ma'.

Example

Jantei com a minha mulher.

I had dinner with my wife.

Words in this phrase

com

[kohng]

with

Preposition used to connect an idea to a quality, person, or thing.

Example

Com experiência internacional, o candidato destaca-se mais.

With international experience, the candidate stands out more.

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

minha

[MEE-nyah]

Possessive adjective showing something belongs to the speaker.

Example

A minha experiência no evento foi positiva.

My experience at the event was positive.

mulher

[moo-LYEHR]

wife

Literally 'woman', but with a possessive it commonly means wife in Portugal.

Example

A minha mulher chama-se Ana.

My wife is called Ana.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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