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How to Say ‘When you fell from the sky?’ in Portuguese

Quando caíste do céu?

KWAN-doo kah-EESH-teh doo SEH-oo

[KWAN-doo kah-EESH-teh doo SEH-oo]

Phrase Breakdown

Quando caíste

KWAN-doo kah-EESH-teh

When did you fall

'Caíste' is the past tense of 'cair' (to fall) in the informal 'tu' form. The accent on 'í' breaks it into syllables: 'ka-EESHT'. The final 'e' is almost silent.

Example

Quando caíste da bicicleta?

When did you fall off the bike?

Words in this phrase

Quando

[KWAN-doo]

when

At the time that something happens.

Example

Quando o sol se pôr, jantaremos.

When the sun sets, we will have dinner.

caíste

[kah-EESH-teh]

you fell

Past tense of 'cair' (to fall), informal 'you' (tu) form.

Example

Caíste da bicicleta?

Did you fall off the bike?

do céu?

doo SEH-oo

from the sky / from heaven

'Do' combines 'de' and 'o' (from the). 'Céu' has an open 'eh' plus 'oo', said together as 'seh-oo' in one syllable.

Example

A chuva cai do céu.

Rain falls from the sky.

Words in this phrase

[doo]

from the; the one from

Links the chosen option to its origin, Brazil.

Example

Escolho Então fico com o do Brasil. depois da explicação.

I choose So I’ll go with the Brazilian one. after the explanation.

céu

[SEH-oo]

sky

Masculine noun for the sky; also means heaven.

Example

Hoje o céu está limpo.

Today the sky is clear.

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