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How to Say ‘Don't forget that I exist and make me feel at ease’ in Portuguese

Não esquece que eu existo e me faz ficar tranquilo

nuh-o ehs-keh-seh keh ay-ooh ehk-zees-toh ee meh fahz fee-kahr trahn-kee-loo

[nuh-o ehs-keh-seh keh ay-ooh ehk-zees-toh ee meh fahz fee-kahr trahn-kee-loo]

💬 Usage Tip: que often introduces a whole idea after another verb: esquece que eu existo, acho que ele vem, sei que é tarde. In speech, que eu usually runs together very tightly.

Phrase Breakdown

Não esquece que eu existo

nuh-o ehs-keh-seh keh ay-ooh ehk-zees-toh

Words in this phrase

Não

[nuh-o]

do not

Used to form the negative of other verbs.

Example

Não vá embora.

Do not leave.

esquece

[ehs-keh-seh]

forget

To fail to remember.

Example

Esquece o que aconteceu ontem.

Forget what happened yesterday.

que

[keh]

that

Used to introduce a clause, commonly one that is linked with a main clause.

Example

Ele disse que vem.

He said that he is coming.

[ay-ooh]

Used by a speaker to refer to themselves.

Example

Eu estou aqui.

I am here.

existo

[ehk-zees-toh]

exist

To be real; to have being.

Example

Eu existo porque penso.

I exist because I think.

[ee]

and

Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.

Example

Ela e eu somos amigos.

She and I are friends.

[meh]

Used by a speaker to refer to themselves as the object of a verb or preposition.

Example

Dá-me o livro.

Give me the book.

faz

[fahz]

make

To cause to happen; bring about.

Example

Faz uma mágica!

Do a magic trick!

ficar

[fee-kahr]

stay

To continue to be in a particular place or condition.

Example

Quero ficar em casa hoje.

I want to stay home today.

tranquilo

[trahn-kee-loo]

calm

A state of tranquility or quietness.

Example

Preciso de calma para trabalhar.

I need calm to work.

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