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How to Say ‘The machine has had no signal since this morning’ in Portuguese

O aparelho está sem rede desde manhã

oo ah-pah-RAY-lyoo eh-stah SEHM RAY-d DEZH-dih mun-YAHNG

[oo ah-pah-RAY-lyoo eh-stah SEHM RAY-d DEZH-dih mun-YAHNG]

Phrase Breakdown

O aparelho

oo ah-pah-RAY-lyoo

The device / the phone

'O' sounds like 'oo' and joins 'aparelho' (a-pa-RE-lhu). 'lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million'.

Example

O aparelho não liga.

The device won't turn on.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

aparelho

[ah-pah-RAY-lyoo]

device / machine

General word for an appliance or piece of equipment.

Example

O aparelho é novo.

The device is new.

está sem rede

eh-stah SEHM RAY-d

has no signal

'Sem rede' means 'without network'. Say 'shTA sãy REH-d', with a nasal 'sem' and an almost silent final 'e' in 'rede'.

Example

O telemóvel está sem rede.

The mobile phone has no signal.

Words in this phrase

está

[eh-stah]

A form of 'ser' or 'estar', used to indicate state or location.

Example

O tempo está bom hoje.

The weather is good today.

sem

[SEHM]

Without

In the absence of.

Example

Ela saiu de casa sem a carteira.

She left home without her wallet.

rede

[RAY-d]

network / signal

Mobile or data connection; also means a net.

Example

Aqui não há rede.

There's no signal here.

desde manhã

DEZH-dih mun-YAHNG

since this morning

'Desde' sounds like 'DEZH-d'. 'Manhã' ends in a nasal 'ã', stressed: ma-NYÃ.

Example

Estou aqui desde manhã.

I've been here since the morning.

Words in this phrase

desde

[DEZH-dih]

since / from

Used to mark a starting point in time or place.

Example

Desde a última visita, falámos mais vezes.

Since the last visit, we have spoken more often.

manhã

[mun-YAHNG]

morning

The part of the day from dawn until noon.

Example

A manhã está fria.

The morning is cold.

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