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How to Say ‘There's no contact with the soy’ in Portuguese

Não há contacto com a soja

NOWN ah kohn-TAHK-too kohng ah SOH-zhah

[NOWN ah kohn-TAHK-too kohng ah SOH-zhah]

Phrase Breakdown

Não há contacto

NOWN ah kohn-TAHK-too

There is no contact

Keep 'não' nasal and let 'há' flow straight into it: 'nãwá kon-TAK-tu'.

Example

Não há contacto com alergénios.

There is no contact with allergens.

Words in this phrase

Não

[NOWN]

not

Used to negate the meaning of a word or group of words.

Example

Não quero comer agora.

I don't want to eat now.

há

[ah]

there is / there are

Form of haver used to say that something exists.

Example

Há interesse em ouvir candidatos no evento.

There is interest in listening to candidates at the event.

contacto

[kohn-TAHK-too]

contact

Physical touching; here cross-contamination.

Example

Evite o contacto com a pele.

Avoid contact with skin.

com a soja

kohng ah SOH-zhah

with the soy

'Com a' blends into 'koma'. In 'soja' the 'j' sounds like the 's' in 'measure': SO-zha.

Example

Faço o café com a soja.

I make the coffee with the soy (milk).

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.

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

soja

[SOH-zhah]

Soy

A non-dairy milk alternative derived from soybeans.

Example

Ela prefere leite de soja com o café.

She prefers soy milk with coffee.

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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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