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

Deixo-a já reservada

DAY-shoo-ah zhah ruh-zer-VAH-dah

[DAY-shoo-ah zhah ruh-zer-VAH-dah]

💬 Usage Tip: In Portugal, words like a "it" attach after the verb with a hyphen: deixo-a. The a is feminine because it stands for a cadeira "the chair".

Phrase Breakdown

Deixo-a já

DAY-shoo-ah zhah

I'll leave it right away

'Deixo-a' joins the verb and the pronoun 'a' (it, referring to the feminine 'mesa'): 'DAY-shu-a'. 'Já' sounds like 'zha'.

Example

Deixo-a já em cima da mesa.

I'll leave it on the table right now.

Words in this phrase

Deixo-a

[DAY-shoo-ah]

I leave it

'Deixo' (I leave) plus attached pronoun '-a' (it, feminine).

Example

Deixo-a na mesa.

I'll leave it on the table.

já

[zhah]

right away

Here means immediately, now.

Example

Faço isso já.

I'll do that right away.

reservada

[ruh-zer-VAH-dah]

reserved

Feminine past participle of 'reservar'.

Example

A mesa está reservada.

The table is reserved.

Guides for Portuguese learners

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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