How to Say ‘And the gas bottle?’ in Portuguese
E a botija de gás?
ee uh boo-TEE-zhah duh gahsh
[ee uh boo-TEE-zhah duh gahsh]
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Many Portuguese homes heat water with a gas heater fed by a bottle of butane, so an empty botija is the first thing a landlord will suspect. Replacement bottles are swapped at petrol stations or local shops.
Phrase Breakdown
E a botija
ee uh boo-TEE-zhah
And the (gas) bottle
'E a' blends into one sound, roughly 'ya'. 'Botija' is the gas cylinder used in many Portuguese homes. Say it 'boo-TEE-zha', with a soft 'j' as in 'measure'.
E a botija, está cheia?
And the gas bottle, is it full?
Words in this phrase
E
[ee]
and
A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.
Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.
I am looking for an open and human environment.
a
[uh]
the
Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.
A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.
The company seems open to new ideas.
botija
[boo-TEE-zhah]
gas cylinder
Portable gas bottle, common in Portuguese homes for heating water.
A botija está na varanda.
The gas cylinder is on the balcony.
de gás?
duh gahsh
of gas?
In European Portuguese 'de' is almost swallowed and sounds like 'd'. The final 's' in 'gás' sounds like 'sh', so you say 'd'GASH'. Let your voice rise because it is a question.
Tens uma botija de gás?
Do you have a gas bottle?
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
gás
[gahsh]
gas; fizz
Gas; with drinks it means carbonation.
Esta bebida tem muito gás.
This drink is very fizzy.
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