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How to Say ‘The tart is too much.’ in Portuguese

O pastel é demais.

oo pahs-tehl eh deh-MYSH

[oo pahs-tehl eh deh-MYSH]

Phrase Breakdown

O pastel

oo pahs-tehl

The pastry

'O' is 'the' (masculine), said like a short 'oo'. 'Pastel' is said 'push-TEL'.

Example

O pastel está quente.

The pastry is hot.

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.

pastel

[pahs-tehl]

Custard tart

A traditional Portuguese pastry filled with egg custard.

Example

Um Pastel de nata, por favor.

A custard tart, please.

é demais.

eh deh-MYSH

is too much.

'Demais' means 'too much'. The final 's' sounds like 'sh': 'duh-MYSH'.

Example

Isto é demais.

This is too much.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Form of the verb 'ser' used to identify or state something.

Example

É meu interesse conhecer melhor a empresa.

It is my interest to get to know the company better.

demais

[deh-MYSH]

too much

Means 'too much'; here it signals the request is excessive.

Example

Isso custa demais.

That costs too much.

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