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How to Say ‘With the milk, it might end up too full.’ in Portuguese

Com o leite, se calhar fica cheio demais.

kohng oo LAY-che seh kah-LYAR fee-kah SHAY-oo deh-MYSH

[kohng oo LAY-che seh kah-LYAR fee-kah SHAY-oo deh-MYSH]

Phrase Breakdown

Com o leite,

kohng oo LAY-che

With the milk,

This sets the condition. Say 'kon-oo LAY-t', then pause briefly at the comma.

Example

Com o leite, por favor.

With the milk, please.

Words in this phrase

Com

[kohng]

with

Preposition used to connect an idea to a quality, person, or thing.

Example

Com experiência internacional, o candidato destaca-se mais.

With international experience, the candidate stands out more.

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

leite

[LAY-che]

Milk

A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young.

Example

Eu gosto de leite com café.

I like milk with coffee.

se calhar

seh kah-LYAR

maybe / perhaps

A very Portuguese way to say 'maybe'. Say 'suh-kuh-LYAR', where 'lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million'.

Example

Se calhar chove amanhã.

Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

[seh]

(part of 'se calhar')

With 'calhar' forms 'se calhar', meaning maybe.

Example

Se calhar chove.

Maybe it'll rain.

calhar

[kah-LYAR]

(part of 'se calhar': maybe)

Verb 'to happen by chance'; with 'se' it means maybe.

Example

Se calhar ela não vem.

Maybe she isn't coming.

fica cheio demais.

fee-kah SHAY-oo deh-MYSH

it gets too full.

This gives the result. Say 'FEE-kuh SHAY-oo duh-MYSH'.

Example

A sala fica cheia demais.

The room gets too full.

Words in this phrase

fica

[fee-kah]

becomes

To begin to be; to come to be something.

Example

A água fica fria no inverno.

The water becomes cold in winter.

cheio

[SHAY-oo]

full

Filled up.

Example

A chávena ficou cheia.

The cup got full.

demais

[deh-MYSH]

too (much)

After an adjective: excessively.

Example

Está quente demais.

It's too hot.

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