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How to Say ‘The TV remote’ in Portuguese

O comando da televisão

oo koo-MAHN-doo dah teh-leh-vee-ZOWNG

[oo koo-MAHN-doo dah teh-leh-vee-ZOWNG]

💬 Usage Tip: de + a merges into da, so "of the television" is da televisão. With a masculine word it becomes do: o comando do carro "the car remote".

Phrase Breakdown

O comando

oo koo-MAHN-doo

The remote control

In Portugal 'comando' is the usual word for a remote control. Stress '-man-', which is nasal.

Example

O comando não funciona.

The remote doesn't work.

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.

comando

[koo-MAHN-doo]

remote control

In Portugal, the usual word for a TV remote; also means 'command'.

Example

Onde está o comando?

Where is the remote?

da televisão

dah teh-leh-vee-ZOWNG

of the television

'Da' is 'de' + 'a' (of the). 'Televisão' ends in the nasal '-ão', like 'owng'.

Example

O som da televisão está alto.

The TV sound is loud.

Words in this phrase

[dah]

of the

Contraction of de + a, used before a feminine singular noun.

Example

Em «Da» nossa conversa, a contração soa natural em português.

In “of our conversation,” the contraction sounds natural in Portuguese.

televisão

[teh-leh-vee-ZOWNG]

television

Feminine noun for TV, the set or the medium.

Example

A televisão está ligada.

The television is on.

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