How to Say ‘Did someone call the firefighters?’ in Portuguese
Alguém chamou os bombeiros?
Al-GWEHM SHAH-MOH OHS Bom-BAY-ros
[Al-GWEHM SHAH-MOH OHS Bom-BAY-ros]
Phrase Breakdown
Alguém chamou
Al-GWEHM SHAH-MOH
Words in this phrase
Alguém
[Al-GWEHM]
Someone
Used to refer to an unspecified or unknown person.
Alguém chamou os bombeiros em situação de emergência.
Someone called the firefighters in an emergency.
chamou
[SHAH-MOH]
called
To have telephoned or summoned someone.
Ele chamou a polícia imediatamente.
He called the police immediately.
Os bombeiros?
OHS Bom-BAY-ros
Words in this phrase
os
[OHS]
the
Definite article used to specify a particular group.
Ele chamou os bombeiros rapidamente.
He quickly called the firefighters.
bombeiros
[Bom-BAY-ros]
firefighters
Persons whose job is to extinguish fires and rescue people.
Os bombeiros chegaram ao local do acidente.
The firefighters arrived at the scene of the accident.
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