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How to Say ‘The party was awesome!’ in Portuguese

A festa foi brutal!

ah fes-tah foy broo-TAHL

[ah fes-tah foy broo-TAHL]

Phrase Breakdown

A festa

ah fes-tah

The party

'Festa' means 'party'. The article 'a' stays attached to it. Say it as 'uh FESH-tuh', with the 's' before 't' sounding like 'sh'.

Example

A festa é no sábado.

The party is on Saturday.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

festa

[fes-tah]

party

A social gathering of invited guests.

Example

Ganhei um convite para a festa.

I got an invitation to the party.

foi brutal!

foy broo-TAHL

was awesome!

'Brutal' here is slang for 'amazing' or 'awesome', not 'cruel'. 'Foi' is the past tense of 'ser' (to be). Say it as 'foy broo-TAHL'.

Example

O concerto foi brutal!

The concert was awesome!

Words in this phrase

foi

[foy]

was

Past tense of ser, used to say something was the case.

Example

Na mensagem depois da feira, disse: Foi mesmo um gosto falar consigo.

In the message after the fair, I said: It really was a pleasure speaking with you.

brutal

[broo-TAHL]

awesome

Slang for amazing or incredible.

Example

O jogo foi brutal.

The game was awesome.

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