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How to Say ‘Over there to the back’ in Portuguese

Ali para o fundo

ah-LEE pah-rah oo FOON-doo

[ah-LEE pah-rah oo FOON-doo]

💬 Usage Tip: In fast speech para o gets squashed into one quick syllable, sounding like (proo). Don't expect to hear every word separately.

Phrase Breakdown

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 o fundo

pah-rah oo FOON-doo

to the back

'O fundo' is the back or far end of a room. In fast speech 'para o' sounds like 'prò'.

Example

Vamos para o fundo da sala.

Let's go to the back of the room.

Words in this phrase

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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