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How to Say ‘Don't complain about the traffic’ in Portuguese

Não se queixe do trânsito

nao seh KAY-sheh Do TRAN-see-too

[nao seh KAY-sheh Do TRAN-see-too]

💬 Usage Tip: queixar-se "to complain" always takes se, and what you complain about follows de: do here, which is de + o.

Phrase Breakdown

Não se queixe

nao seh KAY-sheh

Don't complain

Formal negative command of 'queixar-se'. 'Queixe' sounds like 'KAY-sh'.

Example

Não se queixe tanto.

Don't complain so much.

Words in this phrase

Não

[nao]

not

Used to make a verb negative.

Example

Eu não gosto dessa rota.

I do not like this route.

[seh]

yourself

Used in many contexts to refer to the person being addressed.

Example

Cuide de "se" mesmo.

Take care of yourself.

queixe

[KAY-sheh]

complain

Subjunctive/command form of 'queixar-se', to complain.

Example

Não se queixe do tempo.

Don't complain about the weather.

do trânsito

Do TRAN-see-too

about the traffic

'Do' is 'de + o'. 'Trânsito' has a nasal 'â' and stress on the first syllable: 'TRAN-zi-tu'.

Example

Há muito trânsito hoje.

There's a lot of traffic today.

Words in this phrase

[Do]

Of the

Used to indicate possession or association.

Example

Você gosta de ir do bar na esquina?

Do you like going to the bar on the corner?

trânsito

[TRAN-see-too]

Traffic

Refers to the vehicles moving on a road or public highway.

Example

O trânsito está muito lento hoje.

The traffic is very slow today.

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