How to Say ‘It's great.’ in Portuguese
Está ótimo.
sh-TAH OH-tee-moo
[sh-TAH OH-tee-moo]
💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese often uses [estar] for temporary states like how something seems right now, so [está ótimo] means "it's great" at this moment. Compare [é ótimo] for something more generally great.
Phrase Breakdown
Está
[sh-TAH]
is; it is
Form of estar, often used to ask or say if something is okay or in a certain state.
Está ótimo para seguir.
It is great to continue.
ótimo
[OH-tee-moo]
great; excellent
Used to say something is very good or excellent.
O peso da mala está ótimo.
The suitcase weight is great.
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