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How to Say ‘And why did they go down in June?’ in Portuguese

E porque é que desceram em junho?

ee POOR-kuh eh kuh desh-SEH-rown ehm ZHOO-nyoo

[ee POOR-kuh eh kuh desh-SEH-rown ehm ZHOO-nyoo]

Phrase Breakdown

E porque é que desceram

ee POOR-kuh eh kuh desh-SEH-rown

And why did they go down

'E' (and) links straight into 'porque'. Keep the question flowing to 'desceram'.

Example

E porque é que saíram cedo?

And why did they leave early?

Words in this phrase

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

porque

[POOR-kuh]

why

In questions, 'porque' means 'why'; often followed by 'é que'.

Example

Porque é que chegaste tarde?

Why did you arrive late?

[eh]

Form of the verb 'ser' used to identify or state something.

Example

É meu interesse conhecer melhor a empresa.

It is my interest to get to know the company better.

que

[kuh]

that

Often used in expressions like claro que sim to reinforce the statement.

Example

Acho que podemos colaborar bem.

I think that we can collaborate well.

desceram

[desh-SEH-rown]

went down / fell

Past tense of 'descer' (to go down) for 'they'.

Example

Os custos desceram este ano.

Costs went down this year.

em junho?

ehm ZHOO-nyoo

in June?

The 'j' sounds like the 's' in 'measure': 'ZHU-nyu'.

Example

Vou de férias em junho.

I'm going on holiday in June.

Words in this phrase

[ehm]

Used to indicate inclusion within space or limits.

Example

Está em casa.

It's in the house.

junho

[ZHOO-nyoo]

June

The sixth month of the year.

Example

Em junho há muitas festas.

In June there are many festivals.

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