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How to Say ‘Go early, it gets really crowded.’ in Portuguese

Vá cedo, que enche muito.

VAH SEH-doo kuh EN-sheh MOO-ee-too

[VAH SEH-doo kuh EN-sheh MOO-ee-too]

💬 Usage Tip: In casual speech, que here means "because". It's a quick way to add a reason after advice.

Phrase Breakdown

Vá cedo,

VAH SEH-doo

Go early,

'Vá' is the polite command 'go'. 'Cedo' means 'early': 'SEH-doo'.

Example

Vá cedo para o aeroporto.

Go to the airport early.

Words in this phrase

Vá

[VAH]

Polite command form of 'ir', to go.

Example

Vá pela esquerda.

Go to the left.

cedo

[SEH-doo]

early

Adverb meaning before the usual time.

Example

Acordo cedo.

I wake up early.

que enche muito.

kuh EN-sheh MOO-ee-too

because it gets very crowded.

Here 'que' means 'because'. 'Encher' means 'to fill up', and 'ch' sounds like 'sh'.

Example

A praia enche muito no verão.

The beach gets very crowded in summer.

Words in this phrase

que

[kuh]

because / since

Casual conjunction giving a reason, like 'as' or 'because'.

Example

Leva o casaco, que está frio.

Take your coat, because it's cold.

enche

[EN-sheh]

fills up / gets crowded

From 'encher', to fill; here, a place becomes crowded.

Example

A praça enche à noite.

The square fills up at night.

muito

[MOO-ee-too]

a lot; very much

An adverb that strengthens the verb, showing a high degree of importance or appreciation.

Example

No evento de carreira, ouvi que eles valorizam muito o bem-estar das pessoas.

At the career event, I heard that they value people's well-being a lot.

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