How to Say ‘Go to hell’ in Portuguese
Vai para o inferno
VAI PAH-ruh oo een-FAIR-noo
[VAI PAH-ruh oo een-FAIR-noo]
💬 Usage Tip: [para o] is often said quickly as something like (pr'ó). In European Portuguese, little vowels in the middle often shrink or disappear in fast speech.
Phrase Breakdown
Vai
[VAI]
go
Imperative form of 'ir' meaning 'go'. Here it starts a hostile command.
Se estás assim tão zangado, vai para o inferno tu e as tuas desculpas.
If you're that angry, go to hell, you and your excuses.
para
[PAH-ruh]
to / toward
A preposition meaning 'to' or 'toward'. In this phrase it leads into the destination.
Se estás assim tão zangado, vai para o inferno tu e as tuas desculpas.
If you're that angry, go to hell, you and your excuses.
o
[oo]
the
Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
Se estás assim tão zangado, vai para o inferno tu e as tuas desculpas.
If you're that angry, go to hell, you and your excuses.
inferno
[een-FAIR-noo]
hell
Means 'hell'. In the phrase 'vai para o inferno', it is part of a strong hostile expression telling someone to go away in an offensive way.
Se estás assim tão zangado, vai para o inferno tu e as tuas desculpas.
If you're that angry, go to hell, you and your excuses.
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