How to Say ‘We'll arrive in no time.’ in Portuguese
Havemos de chegar num instante.
ah-VEH-moosh duh shuh-GAR noom een-SHTAHN-tuh
[ah-VEH-moosh duh shuh-GAR noom een-SHTAHN-tuh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Num] is [em] + [um], so [num instante] literally means [in an instant]. [Havemos de] adds a reassuring [we'll / we're sure to], common when someone is trying to calm you down.
Phrase Breakdown
Havemos de
ah-VEH-moosh duh
We will / we shall
Expression of future certainty or intention, somewhat emphatic or literary.
Havemos de conseguir.
We will manage.
Words in this phrase
Havemos
[ah-VEH-moosh]
we shall; we will
Expresses certainty or reassurance about the future.
Não se preocupe, havemos de chegar num instante.
Don't worry, we will arrive in a moment.
de
[duh]
to
Part of 'haver de', a structure used to talk about what will happen.
Na frase «havemos de chegar num instante», de acompanha o verbo principal.
In the sentence “we will arrive in a moment,” de goes with the main verb.
chegar
[shuh-GAR]
arrive
Means to reach a place or destination.
Devemos chegar antes das oito se a estrada estiver livre.
We should arrive before eight if the road is clear.
Num instante
noom een-SHTAHN-tuh
In an instant / very soon
Means that something will happen quickly.
Volto num instante.
I’ll be back in an instant.
Words in this phrase
num
[noom]
in a; within a
Contraction of 'em' + 'um', used here with time.
Num minuto ou num instante, já lá estaremos.
In a minute or in a moment, we'll already be there.
instante
[een-SHTAHN-tuh]
instant; moment
A very short amount of time, often used to reassure someone.
O motorista prometeu que seria só um instante.
The driver promised it would be just a moment.
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