How to Say ‘They're still warm!’ in Portuguese
Ainda estão quentinhos!
eye-EEN-duh esh-TOWN kehn-TEE-nyoosh
[eye-EEN-duh esh-TOWN kehn-TEE-nyoosh]
💬 Usage Tip: quentinhos is quentes "warm" with the little ending -inho. It adds affection, not smallness: cafezinho, devagarinho "nice and slowly".
Phrase Breakdown
Ainda
[eye-EEN-duh]
still
Adverb meaning still or yet, depending on context.
Ainda há esperança de vencer.
There is still hope of winning.
estão
[esh-TOWN]
they are
Third person plural present tense form of 'estar', depicting their current state.
Estão felizes com o resultado.
They are happy with the result.
quentinhos
[kehn-TEE-nyoosh]
nice and warm
Affectionate diminutive of 'quentes' (hot), masculine plural.
Os pães estão quentinhos.
The rolls are nice and warm.
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