How to Say ‘Anything’ in Portuguese
Alguma coisa
al-GOO-mah COY-zah
[al-GOO-mah COY-zah]
Phrase Breakdown
Alguma
[al-GOO-mah]
Something
Refers to an unspecified thing.
Gostaria de alguma coisa para acompanhar o café?
Would you like something to go with your coffee?
coisa
[COY-zah]
Thing
A noun or an unspecified object.
Essa coisa aqui é o que você pediu?
Is this thing here what you ordered?
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