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How to Say ‘What did you do there?’ in Portuguese

O que fizeram lá?

oh keh fee-ZEH-rowng lah

[oh keh fee-ZEH-rowng lah]

💬 Usage Tip: fizeram means "you all did" or "they did", so here it covers you and Sofia together. One person alone would be fizeste.

Phrase Breakdown

O que

oh keh

What

A question word. Say 'oo kɨ', almost 'ook'.

Example

O que é isto?

What is this?

Words in this phrase

[oh]

what

Used to refer to a thing or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

Example

O que é isso?

What is this?

que

[keh]

what (a)

Used in exclamations to express emphasis.

Example

Que jogo!

What a game!

fizeram lá?

fee-ZEH-rowng lah

did you (all) do there?

'Fizeram' is the plural past of 'fazer'. 'Lá' means 'there'. Say 'fee-ZEH-rowng LAH'.

Example

O que fizeram ontem?

What did you do yesterday?

Words in this phrase

fizeram

[fee-ZEH-rowng]

did (you all/they)

Past tense of 'fazer' (to do/make) for 'they' or 'you all'.

Example

Eles fizeram um bolo.

They made a cake.

lá

[lah]

there

Refers to a place away from the speaker.

Example

Está frio lá fora.

It's cold out there.

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