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How to Say ‘Look at the camera.’ in Portuguese

Olhe para a câmara.

OL-yeh PAH-rah uh KAH-mah-rah

[OL-yeh PAH-rah uh KAH-mah-rah]

💬 Usage Tip: Portugal spells it câmara, while Brazil uses câmera. Olhar para is the standard way to say "look at", as in Olhe para mim "Look at me".

Phrase Breakdown

Olhe para

OL-yeh PAH-rah

Look at

'Olhe' is a polite command meaning 'look'. The 'lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million', and the final 'e' is almost silent. In casual speech, 'para' often sounds like 'pra'.

Example

Olhe para mim.

Look at me.

Words in this phrase

Olhe

[OL-yeh]

look

Formal command of 'olhar', used to get attention.

Example

Olhe, o museu é ali.

Look, the museum is over there.

para

[PAH-rah]

Indicates direction or movement toward a place.

Example

Ele vai para casa.

He is going home.

a câmara.

uh KAH-mah-rah

the camera.

In Portugal it is 'câmara'. Stress the first syllable, 'CÂ-ma-ra'. The 'â' is a closed, slightly nasal sound.

Example

A câmara está ali.

The camera is over there.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

câmara

[KAH-mah-rah]

camera

European Portuguese spelling for a camera (Brazil: câmera).

Example

A câmara está ali.

The camera is over there.

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