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How to Say ‘I'll send it right away’ in Portuguese

Envio já a seguir

en-VEE-oo zhah uh suh-GEER

[en-VEE-oo zhah uh suh-GEER]

💬 Usage Tip: Portuguese often uses the plain present (envio "I send") for something you're about to do right away, where English says "I'll send".

Phrase Breakdown

Envio já

en-VEE-oo zhah

I'll send it right away

The present tense is used for an immediate future. 'Já' means 'right now': 'zhá'.

Example

Vou já.

I'm going right now.

Words in this phrase

Envio

[en-VEE-oo]

I send / I'll send

Present of enviar, often used for near future.

Example

Envio o email já.

I'll send the email now.

já

[zhah]

soon / in a moment

With 'até', it means very soon, within moments.

Example

Volto já, espera aqui.

I'll be right back, wait here.

a seguir

uh suh-GEER

next / straight after

This is a common expression in Portugal for 'right after this'. Stress 'GUIR'.

Example

Almoçamos a seguir.

We'll have lunch afterwards.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

(part of 'a seguir')

Preposition forming the expression 'a seguir', meaning 'right after / next'.

Example

Falamos a seguir.

We'll talk afterwards.

seguir

[suh-GEER]

to follow (in 'a seguir': next, right after)

Verb 'to follow'; 'a seguir' means immediately after.

Example

A seguir vem a reunião.

Next comes the meeting.

Guides for Portuguese learners

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