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How to Say ‘Was I that obvious?’ in Portuguese

Fui assim tão óbvio?

FOO-ee ah-SEENG towng OB-vee-oo

[FOO-ee ah-SEENG towng OB-vee-oo]

💬 Usage Tip: óbvio matches the speaker, so a woman says Fui assim tão óbvia?. assim tão together means "that" in the sense of "so very".

Phrase Breakdown

Fui assim

FOO-ee ah-SEENG

Was I that

'Fui' is the past tense of 'ser' for 'I'. 'Assim' ends in a nasal 'im'.

Example

Fui assim tão mal?

Was I that bad?

Words in this phrase

Fui

[FOO-ee]

was

Past tense of 'am/is'.

Example

Eu fui estudante ali.

I was a student there.

assim

[ah-SEENG]

so / like that

Adverb; with 'mesmo' it means 'even so'.

Example

Está chover, mas mesmo assim vamos.

It's raining, but we're going anyway.

tão óbvio?

towng OB-vee-oo

so obvious?

'Tão' means 'so'. 'Óbvio' has an open 'ó' with the stress on it.

Example

É tão óbvio!

It's so obvious!

Words in this phrase

tão

[towng]

Used before an adjective to mean so or such.

Example

Tão intensifica em “Que roupa tão gira.”

So intensifies in “What lovely clothes.”

óbvio

[OB-vee-oo]

obvious

Easy to see or notice.

Example

A resposta é óbvia.

The answer is obvious.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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