How to Say ‘Making me blush.’ in Portuguese
A deixar-me corada.
uh day-SHAR-m(uh) koo-RAH-duh
[uh day-SHAR-m(uh) koo-RAH-duh]
💬 Usage Tip: When a verb takes [me] after it, Portuguese often attaches it to the end with a hyphen: [deixar-me], [chamar-me], [ver-me]. In European Portuguese, that's very common in everyday speech and writing.
Phrase Breakdown
A
[uh]
to / -ing
In European Portuguese, 'a' plus infinitive forms the present continuous, like 'are making.'
Estás A deixar-me corada com isso.
You are making me blush with that.
deixar-me
[day-SHAR-m(uh)]
making me / leaving me
From 'deixar'; here it means causing me to become or feel something.
Estás a deixar-me sem palavras.
You are leaving me speechless.
corada
[koo-RAH-duh]
blushing
Means red in the face from embarrassment or shyness; feminine form.
Fiquei corada depois do elogio.
I blushed after the compliment.
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