How to Say ‘Those shoes are great.’ in Portuguese
Esses sapatos são ótimos.
EH-sizh suh-PAH-toosh sowng AW-tee-moosh
[EH-sizh suh-PAH-toosh sowng AW-tee-moosh]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Another safe, natural stranger compliment: it focuses on something chosen or worn. In Portugal, that often feels easier and less intrusive than praising someone's looks directly.
Phrase Breakdown
Esses
[EH-sizh]
those / these
Masculine plural demonstrative for objects being referred to.
Esses abre “Esses sapatos são ótimos.”
Those opens “Those shoes are great.”
sapatos
[suh-PAH-toosh]
shoes
Plural noun meaning shoes.
Sapatos aparece em “Esses sapatos são ótimos.”
Shoes appears in “Those shoes are great.”
são
[sowng]
are
Plural form of ser.
São liga a frase em “Esses sapatos são ótimos.”
Are links the sentence in “Those shoes are great.”
ótimos
[AW-tee-moosh]
great / excellent
Masculine plural adjective agreeing with sapatos.
Ótimos fecha “Esses sapatos são ótimos.”
Great ends “Those shoes are great.”
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