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How to Say ‘The project will be ready’ in Portuguese

O projeto fica pronto

oo proo-ZHEH-too fee-kah PROHN-too

[oo proo-ZHEH-too fee-kah PROHN-too]

💬 Usage Tip: ficar "to stay/become" with a describing word means "to end up" in that state. Here fica pronto "gets done/will be ready" uses the present tense for the future. The same pattern gives fica caro "it ends up expensive".

Phrase Breakdown

O projeto

oo proo-ZHEH-too

The project

'O' sounds like 'u'. 'Projeto' is stressed on 'JE': 'pru-ZHÉ-tu'.

Example

O projeto é novo.

The project is new.

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

projeto

[proo-ZHEH-too]

project

A planned piece of work.

Example

O projeto é novo.

The project is new.

fica pronto

fee-kah PROHN-too

is ready / gets finished

'Ficar pronto' means 'to become ready'. Stress 'FI' and 'PRON'.

Example

O jantar fica pronto já.

Dinner will be ready soon.

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.

pronto

[PROHN-too]

ready / finished

Adjective meaning something is complete or prepared.

Example

O relatório está pronto.

The report is ready.

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