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How to Say ‘Drink plenty of water and eat little.’ in Portuguese

Beba muita água e coma pouco.

BEH-bah MWEEN-tah AH-gwah ee KOH-mah POH-koo

[BEH-bah MWEEN-tah AH-gwah ee KOH-mah POH-koo]

Phrase Breakdown

Beba muita água

BEH-bah MWEEN-tah AH-gwah

Drink a lot of water

A formal command from 'beber'. 'Muita' agrees with the feminine noun 'água'.

Example

Beba muita água, por favor.

Drink a lot of water, please.

Words in this phrase

Beba

[BEH-bah]

drink (polite command)

Formal imperative of 'beber' (to drink).

Example

Beba este chá.

Drink this tea.

muita

[MWEEN-tah]

a lot of

Feminine form of 'muito', used with feminine nouns.

Example

Tenho muita fome.

I'm very hungry.

água

[AH-gwah]

water

Water; in restaurants you may be asked 'com gás' (sparkling) or 'sem gás' (still).

Example

Uma garrafa de água, por favor.

A bottle of water, please.

e coma pouco.

ee KOH-mah POH-koo

and eat little

'Coma' is the formal command of 'comer'. 'Pouco' sounds like 'POH-ku'.

Example

Hoje coma pouco.

Eat little today.

Words in this phrase

e

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

coma

[KOH-mah]

eat (polite command)

Formal imperative of 'comer' (to eat).

Example

Coma sopa hoje.

Eat soup today.

pouco

[POH-koo]

little

A small amount or degree.

Example

Espere um pouco para ver o resultado.

Wait a little to see the result.

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