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How to Say ‘Look, he's about to decide.’ in Portuguese

Olhe, ele já vai decidir.

OL-yeh EH-lee zhah vaj duh-see-DEER

[OL-yeh EH-lee zhah vaj duh-see-DEER]

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Olhe is the polite way to grab a stranger's attention, a bit like "Look" or "Listen". Portuguese people use it all the time to start a sentence.

Phrase Breakdown

Olhe,

OL-yeh

Look,

This is the polite command form of 'olhar' (to look), used to get someone's attention. The 'lh' sounds like the 'lli' in 'million': 'Ó-lhe'.

Example

Olhe, ali está ele.

Look, there he is.

Words in this phrase

Olhe

[OL-yeh]

look

Formal command of 'olhar', used to get attention.

Example

Olhe, o museu é ali.

Look, the museum is over there.

ele já vai decidir.

EH-lee zhah vaj duh-see-DEER

he's about to decide.

'Já vai' plus an infinitive means something is about to happen. Say it smoothly: 'êl já vai d'sidir'.

Example

O árbitro já vai decidir.

The referee is about to decide.

Words in this phrase

ele

[EH-lee]

Refers to a male person or animal.

Example

Ele foi embora cedo.

He left early.

já

[zhah]

soon / in a moment

With 'até', it means very soon, within moments.

Example

Volto já, espera aqui.

I'll be right back, wait here.

vai

[vaj]

Repeat for emphasis on the action of going.

Example

Vai vai, sem olhar para trás.

Go go, without looking back.

decidir

[duh-see-DEER]

to decide

To make a decision or ruling.

Example

Tens de decidir agora.

You have to decide now.

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