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How to Say ‘She'll be looking for me’ in Portuguese

Ela fica à minha procura

EH-lah FEE-kah ah MEE-nyah proo-KOO-rah

[EH-lah FEE-kah ah MEE-nyah proo-KOO-rah]

Phrase Breakdown

Ela fica

EH-lah FEE-kah

She'll be (left)

'Ficar' here means 'to end up' or 'to be left doing something'. Stress E-la and FI-ca.

Example

Ela fica em casa.

She stays at home.

Words in this phrase

Ela

[EH-lah]

she

Third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.

Example

Ela tem descansado bastante.

She has been resting a lot.

fica

[FEE-kah]

will be / ends up

From 'ficar'; here it means she will end up doing something.

Example

Ele fica preocupado.

He gets worried.

à minha procura

ah MEE-nyah proo-KOO-rah

looking for me

Says what she will be doing. The 'à' has an open 'a' sound.

Example

O cão anda à minha procura.

The dog is looking for me.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

in (in 'à procura de')

Contraction of 'a' + 'a', used in 'à procura' = looking for.

Example

Estou à espera.

I'm waiting.

minha

[MEE-nyah]

Possessive adjective showing something belongs to the speaker.

Example

A minha experiência no evento foi positiva.

My experience at the event was positive.

procura

[proo-KOO-rah]

Noun meaning search; 'à minha procura' = looking for me.

Example

Ando à procura de casa.

I'm looking for a house.

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