How to Say ‘It already smells wonderful’ in Portuguese
Já cheira maravilhosamente
zhah SHAY-rah mah-rah-vee-lyoh-zah-MAIN-teh
[zhah SHAY-rah mah-rah-vee-lyoh-zah-MAIN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: Unstressed vowels nearly vanish, so maravilhosamente is said roughly (ma-ra-vee-lyoz-MENT). The final e is barely heard.
Phrase Breakdown
Já cheira
zhah SHAY-rah
It already smells
'Cheirar' means to smell. 'Ch' sounds like 'sh', and 'ei' sounds like 'ay'.
Já cheira a café.
It already smells of coffee.
Words in this phrase
Já
[zhah]
already
Prior to a specified or implied time.
Já comi meu almoço.
I have already eaten my lunch.
cheira
[SHAY-rah]
smells
Third person present of 'cheirar' (to smell).
A sopa cheira bem.
The soup smells good.
maravilhosamente
[mah-rah-vee-lyoh-zah-MAIN-teh]
wonderfully
Adverb from 'maravilhoso' (wonderful).
Ela canta maravilhosamente.
She sings wonderfully.
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