How to Say ‘What are people saying?’ in Portuguese
O que dizem as pessoas?
oh keh DEE-zayn azh peh-SOH-ush
[oh keh DEE-zayn azh peh-SOH-ush]
💬 Usage Tip: In questions, the verb often comes before the person doing it: dizem as pessoas, not as pessoas dizem. Same pattern: O que faz o João? "What is João doing?"
Phrase Breakdown
O que dizem
oh keh DEE-zayn
What do they say
'O que' means 'what' and sounds like 'oo keh'. 'Dizem' ends in a nasal sound: 'DEE-zay'.
O que dizem eles?
What do they say?
Words in this phrase
O
[oh]
what
Used to refer to a thing or things previously mentioned or easily identified.
O que é isso?
What is this?
que
[keh]
what
Used with 'o' to form 'what' in questions.
O que queres comer?
What do you want to eat?
dizem
[DEE-zayn]
they say
Present of 'dizer' (to say), third person plural; often means 'people say'.
Dizem que vai fazer calor.
They say it's going to be hot.
as pessoas?
azh peh-SOH-ush
the people?
Before a vowel the 's' in 'as' would sound like 'z'. Here it comes before 'p', so it sounds like 'sh': 'ash pe-SOH-ash'.
As pessoas são simpáticas.
The people are friendly.
Words in this phrase
as
[azh]
the
Plural feminine definite article, used before feminine plural nouns.
As pessoas parecem abertas a perguntas no evento.
The people seem open to questions at the event.
pessoas
[peh-SOH-ush]
people
Plural noun meaning 'people'.
As pessoas costumam ajudar os recém-chegados na equipa.
People usually help newcomers in the team.
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