How to Say ‘Something?’ in Portuguese
Uma coisa?
OO-muh KOY-zuh
[OO-muh KOY-zuh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Uma coisa?] literally means [a thing?], but in Portuguese it often means [something?]. The same pattern shows up in [Posso perguntar uma coisa?] = [Can I ask something?].
Phrase Breakdown
Uma
[OO-muh]
a / one
Feminine form of the indefinite article 'a' or the number 'one'.
Quero dizer «Uma» coisa simpática antes de me ir embora.
I want to say one nice thing before I leave.
coisa
[KOY-zuh]
thing
A general word meaning 'thing'; often used in expressions like 'say something'.
Há uma «coisa» que gostei logo no teu visual.
There is one thing I immediately liked about your look.
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