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How to Say ‘Yes, it'll fit, the lift door is eighty.’ in Portuguese

Cabe, sim, a porta do elevador tem oitenta.

KAHB seeng ah POR-tuh doo ee-leh-vah-DOHR TAYNG oy-TEN-tuh

[KAHB seeng ah POR-tuh doo ee-leh-vah-DOHR TAYNG oy-TEN-tuh]

Phrase Breakdown

Cabe, sim,

KAHB seeng

Yes, it fits,

Repeating the verb and then adding 'sim' is a natural Portuguese way to say yes. 'Sim' is nasal, a bit like 'seen' without the full 'n'.

Example

Gosto, sim.

Yes, I like it.

Words in this phrase

Cabe

[KAHB]

it fits

From 'caber'; repeating the verb answers 'yes'.

Example

Cabe tudo aqui.

Everything fits here.

sim

[seeng]

yes

A simple affirmative answer meaning 'yes'.

Example

Sim, a cultura parece muito colaborativa.

Yes, the culture seems very collaborative.

a porta do elevador

ah POR-tuh doo ee-leh-vah-DOHR

the lift door

Say this as one flowing unit: 'a POR-ta du i-le-va-DOR'.

Example

A porta do elevador fechou.

The lift door closed.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

porta

[POR-tuh]

door

The entrance door of a building; à porta means right at the door.

Example

Está alguém à porta.

Someone is at the door.

[doo]

of the

Contraction of "de + o". Used after verbs like "precisar de".

Example

Preciso do bilhete antes de entrar no metro.

I need the ticket before entering the subway.

elevador

[ee-leh-vah-DOHR]

lift; elevator

Masculine noun for a machine carrying people between floors.

Example

Vamos de elevador.

Let's take the lift.

tem oitenta.

TAYNG oy-TEN-tuh

is eighty (centimetres wide).

'Tem' means 'it has' here. In 'oitenta', 'oi' sounds like 'oy': 'oy-TEN-ta'.

Example

A sala tem oitenta metros.

The room is eighty square metres.

Words in this phrase

tem

[TAYNG]

has

Form of 'ter' (to have) for he/she/it; used to state age.

Example

O meu filho tem dez anos.

My son is ten years old.

oitenta

[oy-TEN-tuh]

eighty

The number 80.

Example

O livro custa oitenta euros.

The book costs eighty euros.

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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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