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How to Say ‘How about we go over to the back?’ in Portuguese

E se fôssemos ali para o fundo?

eh suh FOH-seh-moosh ah-LEE pah-rah oo FOON-doo

[eh suh FOH-seh-moosh ah-LEE pah-rah oo FOON-doo]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Framing it as a question with E se...? keeps the suggestion light and easy to turn down, which suits flirting. A direct Vamos para o fundo would sound more pushy.

Phrase Breakdown

E se fôssemos

eh suh FOH-seh-moosh

What if we went

Opens a polite suggestion. Stress FÔ in 'fôssemos'.

Example

E se fôssemos jantar?

What if we went for dinner?

Words in this phrase

[eh]

and / what if

Introduces an additional question or scenario.

Example

A palavra "E" aparece em "E se eu só precisar..."

The word "E" appears in "And what if I only need to..."

[suh]

A conjunction used to introduce a condition politely.

Example

Comecei com «Se» for possível para fazer um pedido com cuidado.

I started with “If” possible to make a request carefully.

fôssemos

[FOH-seh-moosh]

we went / we were to go

Imperfect subjunctive of 'ir' (and 'ser'); used after 'se' to make a suggestion.

Example

E se fôssemos ao cinema?

What if we went to the cinema?

ali para o fundo?

ah-LEE pah-rah oo FOON-doo

over there to the back?

Says where to go. Let the voice rise at the end because it is a question.

Example

Sentamo-nos ali para o fundo?

Shall we sit over there at the back?

Words in this phrase

ali

[ah-LEE]

there

Refers to a place a little distant from both speakers.

Example

O carro está ali.

The car is over there.

para

[pah-rah]

A preposition used to indicate direction or purpose.

Example

Vamos para o bar.

Let's go to the bar.

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

fundo

[FOON-doo]

back / far end

Noun for the bottom or the back part of a place.

Example

A casa de banho fica ao fundo.

The bathroom is at the back.

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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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