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How to Say ‘No, I changed the bottle last night.’ in Portuguese

Não, troquei a botija ontem à noite.

now troo-KAY uh boo-TEE-zhah ohn-TENG ah NOY-teh

[now troo-KAY uh boo-TEE-zhah ohn-TENG ah NOY-teh]

💬 Usage Tip: trocar becomes troquei "I changed": the c turns into qu to keep the hard k sound before e. Same with ficar → fiquei "I stayed".

Phrase Breakdown

Não, troquei a botija

now troo-KAY uh boo-TEE-zhah

No, I changed the bottle

'Não' is nasal, like 'now' said through the nose. 'Troquei' is the past tense of 'trocar' (to change or swap) and sounds like 'troo-KAY'.

Example

Não, troquei a lâmpada.

No, I changed the light bulb.

Words in this phrase

Não

[now]

Used to give a negative response.

Example

Não quero.

I don't want it.

troquei

[troo-KAY]

I changed / I swapped

Past tense of 'trocar', to replace or exchange.

Example

Troquei a lâmpada.

I changed the light bulb.

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

botija

[boo-TEE-zhah]

gas cylinder

Portable gas bottle used for cooking or hot water.

Example

Comprei uma botija nova.

I bought a new gas cylinder.

ontem à noite.

ohn-TENG ah NOY-teh

last night.

'Ontem' means yesterday and ends in a nasal sound, 'ON-taym'. 'À noite' means at night. Together they mean 'last night'.

Example

Cheguei ontem à noite.

I arrived last night.

Words in this phrase

ontem

[ohn-TENG]

yesterday

A time word referring to the day before today.

Example

Mencionei «ontem» para recordar rapidamente qual foi o encontro.

I mentioned “yesterday” to quickly remind which meeting it was.

[ah]

at the

'a' + 'a'; used with times, like 'at the same time'.

Example

Encontramo-nos à uma.

We meet at one.

noite

[NOY-teh]

night; evening

The time after sunset.

Example

Jantamos à noite.

We have dinner in the evening.

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