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How to Say ‘Go to hell! (vulgar)’ in Portuguese

Vai para o caralho!

vaj PAH-rah oo kah-RAH-lyoo

[vaj PAH-rah oo kah-RAH-lyoo]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Very vulgar and aggressive, though the northern Portuguese use it more casually than people in Lisbon.

Phrase Breakdown

Vai para

vaj PAH-rah

Go to

An imperative 'go' plus 'to'. It is often pronounced 'vai pra' in Portugal.

Example

Vai para a escola.

Go to school.

Words in this phrase

Vai

[vaj]

Repeat for emphasis on the action of going.

Example

Vai vai, sem olhar para trás.

Go go, without looking back.

para

[PAH-rah]

Expressing motion in the direction of a particular location.

Example

Vou para a escola cedo.

I go to school early.

o caralho!

oo kah-RAH-lyoo

fuck off! (literally 'to the dick')

This is very vulgar. Say 'kah-RAH-lyoo', with the 'lh' like the 'lli' in 'million'.

Example

Manda-o para o caralho!

Tell him to fuck off!

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

caralho

[kah-RAH-lyoo]

dick (vulgar)

Very vulgar word for penis, used as a strong intensifier or in insults like 'go to hell'.

Example

Está um frio do caralho!

It's fucking cold!

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