How to Say ‘And keep my calm.’ in Portuguese
E mantém a minha calma.
ee mahn-tehm ah mee-nyah kahl-mah
[ee mahn-tehm ah mee-nyah kahl-mah]
💬 Usage Tip: mantém is from manter, and the accent helps show the stressed sound changes here. You'll see the same pattern in tem → têm and vem → vêm, where the written accent marks a different spoken form.
Phrase Breakdown
E
[ee]
and
Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.
Ela e eu somos amigos.
She and I are friends.
mantém
[mahn-tehm]
keep
To continue or cause to continue in a specified condition, position, course, etc.
Ela mantém o quarto limpo.
She keeps the room clean.
a
[ah]
the
Used to refer to a specific or previously mentioned noun.
A comida está pronta.
The food is ready.
minha
[mee-nyah]
my
Belonging to or associated with the speaker.
Esta é a minha casa.
This is my house.
calma
[kahl-mah]
calm
A state of tranquility or quietness.
Preciso de calma para trabalhar.
I need calm to work.
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