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How to Say ‘I want to know about the pizza guy.’ in Portuguese

Quero saber do rapaz das pizzas.

KEH-roo sah-BAYR doo rah-PASH dahs PEE-zahsh

[KEH-roo sah-BAYR doo rah-PASH dahs PEE-zahsh]

💬 Usage Tip: saber de means "to have news of" someone, not just "to know". Sabes do João? means "Any news of João?"

Phrase Breakdown

Quero saber

KEH-roo sah-BAYR

I want to know

'Quero' is 'I want' and 'saber' is 'to know'. Say 'KEH-roo sah-BEHR'.

Example

Quero saber a verdade.

I want to know the truth.

Words in this phrase

Quero

[KEH-roo]

I want

A direct way to say what you want; less soft than “Queria.”

Example

Quero um médio.

I want a medium one.

saber

[sah-BAYR]

to know

Infinitive verb meaning to know or to find out; often used when politely asking for information.

Example

Em “Gostava de saber”, “saber” mostra que quer obter informação.

In “Gostava de saber,” “saber” shows that you want to get information.

do rapaz das pizzas.

doo rah-PASH dahs PEE-zahsh

about the pizza guy.

'saber de' means 'to know about' or 'to have news of'. 'do' = 'de' + 'o'.

Example

Sabes do rapaz?

Do you have news of the boy?

Words in this phrase

[doo]

about the

Contraction of 'de' + 'o'; after 'saber' it means 'about the'.

Example

Quero saber do jogo.

I want to know about the game.

rapaz

[rah-PASH]

boy, young man

Common European Portuguese word for a boy or young guy.

Example

O rapaz trabalha aqui.

The young man works here.

das

[dahs]

Expressing the relationship between a part and a whole.

Example

Eu preciso de um pedaço da pizza.

I need a piece of the pizza.

pizzas

[PEE-zahsh]

pizzas

Plural of 'pizza'.

Example

Pedimos duas pizzas.

We ordered two pizzas.

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