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How to Say ‘Yes, eleven is great.’ in Portuguese

Sim, às onze está ótimo.

seeng ahsh OHN-zeh esh-TAH AW-tee-moo

[seeng ahsh OHN-zeh esh-TAH AW-tee-moo]

Phrase Breakdown

Sim, às onze

seeng ahsh OHN-zeh

Yes, at eleven

'Sim' has a nasal 'i'. 'Às' (a + as) means 'at' with clock times and links into 'onze': 'a-zonz'.

Example

Sim, às onze vou ao café.

Yes, at eleven I'm going to the café.

Words in this phrase

Sim

[seeng]

yes

A simple affirmative answer meaning 'yes'.

Example

Sim, a cultura parece muito colaborativa.

Yes, the culture seems very collaborative.

às

[ahsh]

at (the)

Contraction of 'a' + 'as', used with clock times.

Example

Chego às três.

I arrive at three.

onze

[OHN-zeh]

eleven

The number 11.

Example

Uma equipa de futebol tem onze jogadores.

A football team has eleven players.

está ótimo.

esh-TAH AW-tee-moo

is great.

Stress the last syllable of 'está' and the first syllable of 'ótimo' (Ó-ti-mu). The initial 'e' of 'está' is almost silent: 'shtá'.

Example

O jantar está ótimo.

Dinner is great.

Words in this phrase

está

[esh-TAH]

is

Verb estar in the third person singular, used for an ongoing action.

Example

Toda a gente está a gritar! Está tudo muito animado.

Everyone is shouting! Everyone is very excited.

ótimo

[AW-tee-moo]

great / excellent

Positive reaction showing approval or satisfaction.

Example

Ótimo, então ficamos em contacto.

Great, then we'll stay in touch.

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