How to Say ‘But you can also call me Jesus, Lord, God.’ in Portuguese
Mas você também pode me chamar de Jesus, Senhor, Deus.
mahs voh-SEH tohm-BAYNG POH-jee mee sha-MAR day ZHEH-zoos sen-YOHR days
[mahs voh-SEH tohm-BAYNG POH-jee mee sha-MAR day ZHEH-zoos sen-YOHR days]
💬 Usage Tip: Pode me chamar de... is a very common real-life pattern for nicknames, first names, or titles: Pode me chamar de João, Pode me chamar de doutor. In Portugal, unstressed vowels get reduced, so também and pode are often said more tightly than the spelling suggests.
Phrase Breakdown
Mas
[mahs]
But
Introduces a contrast or exception.
Ele é jovem, mas muito responsável.
He is young, but very responsible.
você
[voh-SEH]
you
Refers to the person being addressed.
Você viu o que aconteceu?
Did you see what happened?
também
[tohm-BAYNG]
also
In addition; too.
Gatos também gostam de dormir.
Cats also like to sleep.
pode
[POH-jee]
can
To be able to.
Posso te ajudar com isso.
I can help you with that.
me chamar de
mee sha-MAR day
call me
Used to indicate how someone should refer to or address you.
Você pode me chamar de Ana.
You can call me Ana.
Words in this phrase
me
[mee]
me
Refers to oneself.
Eles me convidaram para o jantar.
They invited me to dinner.
chamar
[sha-MAR]
call
To give a name or label to.
Estou aqui se você quiser me chamar.
I'm here if you want to call me.
de
[day]
of
Indicates the thing being named or referred.
Ela é professora de matemática.
She is a mathematics teacher.
Jesus
[ZHEH-zoos]
Jesus
Refers to the central figure of Christianity.
No filme, ele se chama de Jesus.
In the movie, he calls himself Jesus.
Senhor
[sen-YOHR]
Lord
A title for someone of high authority in religious context.
Podemos chamar essa entidade de Senhor.
We can call this entity Lord.
Deus
[days]
God
The supreme or ultimate reality; often associated with religion.
Algumas tradições chamam o criador de Deus.
Some traditions call the creator God.
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