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How to Say ‘Everyone is celebrating’ in Portuguese

Está todo a festejar

shtah TOH-doo ah fesh-teh-ZHAR

[shtah TOH-doo ah fesh-teh-ZHAR]

💬 Usage Tip: todo after the verb means "the whole thing" is doing it. Here it refers back to the café, so it has to match: with a sala "the room" it would be está toda a festejar.

Phrase Breakdown

Está todo

shtah TOH-doo

It's all / The whole place is

'Está' is often said as 'shTÁ'. 'Todo' means 'whole' or 'all' and sounds like 'TO-doo'.

Example

Está todo contente.

Everyone is happy.

Words in this phrase

Está

[shtah]

are (you, formal) / is

Form of 'estar' (to be, for states) used with 'você' or formal address, or for he/she/it.

Example

O senhor está cansado?

Are you tired, sir?

todo

[TOH-doo]

whole / entire

After a noun, means the whole of it.

Example

O estádio todo cantou.

The whole stadium sang.

a festejar

ah fesh-teh-ZHAR

celebrating

In 'fes-te-JAR', the 's' sounds like 'sh' and the 'j' like the 's' in 'pleasure'.

Example

Estamos a festejar o golo.

We're celebrating the goal.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

(progressive marker)

In European Portuguese, 'estar a + infinitive' means doing something right now.

Example

Estou a comer.

I am eating.

festejar

[fesh-teh-ZHAR]

to celebrate

Verb meaning to celebrate or party for an occasion.

Example

Vamos festejar o Ano Novo.

Let's celebrate the New Year.

Guides for Portuguese learners

The Portuguese You Actually Need in Your First Month in PortugalThe European Portuguese phrases for your first weeks in Portugal: paperwork, renting a flat, the bank, the health centre, cafés, trains and your new neighbours.

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