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How to Say ‘I'll save my food for dinner.’ in Portuguese

Guardo a minha comida para o jantar.

GWAR-doo uh MEE-nyah koo-MEE-dah PAH-ruh oo zhan-TAR

[GWAR-doo uh MEE-nyah koo-MEE-dah PAH-ruh oo zhan-TAR]

Phrase Breakdown

Guardo a minha comida

GWAR-doo uh MEE-nyah koo-MEE-dah

I'm saving my food

This is the main action. Pause briefly after 'comida'.

Example

Guardo a minha comida no frigorífico.

I keep my food in the fridge.

Words in this phrase

Guardo

[GWAR-doo]

I keep / I save

First person of 'guardar': to keep, hold or save something.

Example

Eu guardo o teu lugar.

I'll save your seat.

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

minha

[MEE-nyah]

Possessive adjective showing something belongs to the speaker.

Example

A minha experiência no evento foi positiva.

My experience at the event was positive.

comida

[koo-MEE-dah]

food

Feminine noun for what you eat.

Example

A comida portuguesa é deliciosa.

Portuguese food is delicious.

para o jantar.

PAH-ruh oo zhan-TAR

for dinner.

This says what the food is for. Stress the last syllable: 'jan-TAR'.

Example

Há sopa para o jantar.

There's soup for dinner.

Words in this phrase

para

[PAH-ruh]

for

Preposition used to show who something matters to.

Example

Este tipo de ambiente é ideal para quem gosta de colaborar.

This type of environment is ideal for someone who likes collaborating.

[oo]

the

A masculine singular definite article used before nouns.

Example

O prazer de participar foi grande.

The pleasure of taking part was great.

jantar

[zhan-TAR]

dinner

Noun for the evening meal; also a verb meaning 'to have dinner'.

Example

O jantar é às oito.

Dinner is at eight.

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