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How to Say ‘It's usually quite windy’ in Portuguese

Costuma estar bastante vento

koosh-TOO-mah eh-stahr bash-TAHN-tuh VEHN-too

[koosh-TOO-mah eh-stahr bash-TAHN-tuh VEHN-too]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Atlantic wind often picks up in the evening on Portugal's terraces, so staff mean it as genuine advice.

Phrase Breakdown

Costuma estar

koosh-TOO-mah eh-stahr

There usually is

'Costumar' + infinitive means 'to usually do'. The 's' before 't' sounds like 'sh': 'koosh-TOO-muh shTAR'.

Example

Costuma estar calor em agosto.

It's usually hot in August.

Words in this phrase

Costuma

[koosh-TOO-mah]

it usually / tends to

From 'costumar', to be in the habit of doing something.

Example

Ele costuma jantar cedo.

He usually has dinner early.

estar

[eh-stahr]

to be

To exist or live; to be in a place.

Example

Ele vai estar aqui amanhã.

He will be here tomorrow.

bastante vento

bash-TAHN-tuh VEHN-too

quite a lot of wind

'Bastante' means 'quite a lot'. Both 'an' and 'en' are nasal: 'bush-TÃNT VẼ-too'.

Example

Hoje há bastante vento.

It's quite windy today.

Words in this phrase

bastante

[bash-TAHN-tuh]

a lot / quite a lot

Adverb meaning considerably or a good amount.

Example

Aprendi bastante com esta conversa.

I learned quite a lot from this conversation.

vento

[VEHN-too]

wind

A masculine noun for moving air.

Example

Hoje há muito vento.

There's a lot of wind today.

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