How to Say ‘I still have a chance’ in Portuguese
Ainda tenho hipóteses
eye-EEN-duh TEN-yoo ee-POH-teh-zush
[eye-EEN-duh TEN-yoo ee-POH-teh-zush]
💬 Usage Tip: In Portugal hipóteses usually means "chances", not hypotheses. Não tens hipótese means "you don't stand a chance".
Phrase Breakdown
Ainda
[eye-EEN-duh]
still
Adverb meaning still or yet, depending on context.
Ainda há esperança de vencer.
There is still hope of winning.
tenho
[TEN-yoo]
I have
First person singular of 'ter'; used to form compound expressions about recent experience.
Tenho tentado dormir mais cedo.
I have been trying to sleep earlier.
hipóteses
[ee-POH-teh-zush]
chances
Plural of 'hipótese'; in Portugal commonly means chances.
Tens boas hipóteses.
You have good chances.
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