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How to Say ‘I went to Sintra with my boyfriend.’ in Portuguese

Fui a Sintra com o meu namorado.

fwee ah SEEN-truh kohng oo may-oo nah-moo-RAH-doo

[fwee ah SEEN-truh kohng oo may-oo nah-moo-RAH-doo]

Phrase Breakdown

Fui a Sintra

fwee ah SEEN-truh

I went to Sintra

The past tense of 'ir' plus the destination. Link 'fui a' together and nasalise 'Sin-'.

Example

No sábado fui a Sintra.

On Saturday I went to Sintra.

Words in this phrase

Fui

[fwee]

I went

Past tense of 'ir' (to go) for 'eu'; same form as 'I was' from 'ser'.

Example

Fui ao cinema ontem.

I went to the cinema yesterday.

[ah]

Preposition marking who a greeting is aimed at.

Example

Boa tarde a todos.

Good afternoon to everyone.

Sintra

[SEEN-truh]

Sintra

Hilltop town near Lisbon, famous for romantic palaces and forests.

Example

Vamos visitar Sintra no sábado.

Let's visit Sintra on Saturday.

com o meu namorado.

kohng oo may-oo nah-moo-RAH-doo

with my boyfriend.

This says who you went with. Run 'com o meu' together, then stress 'RA' in 'namorado'.

Example

Jantei com o meu namorado.

I had dinner with my boyfriend.

Words in this phrase

com

[kohng]

with

Preposition used to connect an idea to a quality, person, or thing.

Example

Com experiência internacional, o candidato destaca-se mais.

With international experience, the candidate stands out more.

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

meu

[may-oo]

Used to indicate possession.

Example

Meu carro é novo.

My car is new.

namorado

[nah-moo-RAH-doo]

boyfriend

Masculine noun for a male romantic partner; feminine is 'namorada'.

Example

O namorado da Ana é simpático.

Ana's boyfriend is nice.

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