How to Say ‘She has already started walking a little again.’ in Portuguese
Já voltou a passear um pouco.
zhah vol-TOH ah pah-seh-AR oong POH-koo
[zhah vol-TOH ah pah-seh-AR oong POH-koo]
Phrase Breakdown
Já voltou
zhah vol-TOH
Has already returned / has gone back
The adverb 'já' means something happened before now; 'voltou' indicates returning to an activity.
Já voltou ao trabalho.
(He/She) has already returned to work.
Words in this phrase
Já
[zhah]
already
Shows the action has happened by now.
Já voltou a passear com a família.
She has already gone back to walking with the family.
voltou
[vol-TOH]
returned
Means came back to doing something.
Já voltou a passear depois da recuperação.
She has already gone back to walking after recovery.
A passear
ah pah-seh-AR
To walk / strolling
The preposition 'a' plus infinitive indicates an action in progress or activity.
Gosta de passear no parque.
He/She likes to stroll in the park.
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
Links one verb to another action in this expression.
Voltou a passear ontem.
She went back to walking yesterday.
passear
[pah-seh-AR]
walk / go for a walk
Infinitive verb meaning to stroll or go out walking.
Já voltou a passear no jardim.
She has already gone back to walking in the garden.
Um pouco
oong POH-koo
A little / a bit
Indicates a small amount or degree.
Quero descansar um pouco.
I want to rest a little.
Words in this phrase
um
[oong]
a
Part of the fixed phrase 'um pouco' meaning 'a little'.
Um pouco todos os dias é suficiente.
A little every day is enough.
pouco
[POH-koo]
little / bit
Indicates a small amount.
Já voltou a passear um pouco de manhã.
She has already gone back to walking a little in the morning.
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