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How to Say ‘Right next door’ in Portuguese

Mesmo aqui ao lado

MEZH-moo ah-KEE ow LAH-doo

[MEZH-moo ah-KEE ow LAH-doo]

💬 Usage Tip: Here mesmo doesn't mean "same". It works like English "right" to add emphasis, as in mesmo ali "right there".

Phrase Breakdown

Mesmo aqui

MEZH-moo ah-KEE

Right here

'Mesmo' adds emphasis, like 'right' or 'just'. It sounds like 'MEZH-moo'.

Example

Está mesmo aqui.

It's right here.

Words in this phrase

Mesmo

[MEZH-moo]

right (exactly)

Used before a place to stress 'right' or 'exactly'.

Example

Fica mesmo em frente.

It's right opposite.

aqui

[ah-KEE]

here

Refers to this place or this context nearby.

Example

Aqui, no evento, há muitas oportunidades de networking.

Here, at the event, there are many networking opportunities.

ao lado

ow LAH-doo

next door / beside

'Ao lado' means 'beside' or 'next to'. 'Ao' sounds like 'ow'.

Example

Moro ao lado.

I live next door.

Words in this phrase

[ow]

to the / at the

Contraction of 'a' + 'o'; in 'ao lado' means 'next to'.

Example

A farmácia é ao lado.

The pharmacy is next door.

lado

[LAH-doo]

side

Masculine noun for one edge of a shape, or a side of something.

Example

O quadrado tem quatro lados.

The square has four sides.

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