How to Say ‘Everyone’ in Portuguese
Toda a gente
TOH-dah ah ZHEN-tuh
[TOH-dah ah ZHEN-tuh]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally "all the people", but it simply means "everyone". Very common in everyday Portuguese.
🇵🇹 In Portugal: Useful beyond football too, but in a match it helps describe the shared excitement of the crowd.
Phrase Breakdown
Toda
[TOH-dah]
all / everyone
Toda means all; here it helps form the expression toda a gente.
Toda a gente saltou de alegria.
Everyone jumped with joy.
a
[ah]
the
A feminine singular article; here it is part of the fixed expression a gente.
Toda a gente gritou ao mesmo tempo.
Everyone shouted at the same time.
gente
[ZHEN-tuh]
people
In the expression toda a gente, it means everyone or everybody.
Toda a gente está feliz no estádio.
Everyone is happy in the stadium.
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