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How to Say ‘I can fill it right up’ in Portuguese

Posso pô-lo bem cheio

POH-soo POH-loo bayn SHAY-oo

[POH-soo POH-loo bayn SHAY-oo]

💬 Usage Tip: When o "it" attaches to a verb ending in r, the r drops and o becomes -lo: pôr plus o gives pô-lo. The same happens in fazê-lo "to do it".

Phrase Breakdown

Posso pô-lo

POH-soo POH-loo

I can make it / I can put it

'Pô-lo' is 'pôr' (to put) plus 'o' (it), joined with a hyphen. Say it 'POH-loo'.

Example

Posso pô-lo aqui?

Can I put it here?

Words in this phrase

Posso

[POH-soo]

I can

First-person form of 'poder', meaning 'I can' or 'I am able to'.

Example

Sim, posso pedir essa mesa para si.

Yes, I can request that table for you.

pô-lo

[POH-loo]

put it

'Pôr' (to put) plus the pronoun 'o' (it), which becomes 'lo'.

Example

Posso pô-lo na mesa.

I can put it on the table.

bem cheio

bayn SHAY-oo

nice and full

'Bem' is nasal, like 'baing'. 'Cheio' means full: 'SHAY-oo'.

Example

O copo está bem cheio.

The glass is nice and full.

Words in this phrase

bem

[bayn]

really / very

Here an intensifier before an adjective.

Example

O café está bem quente.

The coffee is really hot.

cheio

[SHAY-oo]

full

Filled up; for coffee, a fuller cup.

Example

O copo está cheio.

The glass is full.

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The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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