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How to Say ‘They're showing the replay’ in Portuguese

Estão a dar a repetição

shTOWN ah dar uh heh-peh-tee-SOWN

[shTOWN ah dar uh heh-peh-tee-SOWN]

💬 Usage Tip: dar normally means "to give", but for TV it means "to show" or "to be on". O que está a dar? means "What's on?".

Phrase Breakdown

Estão a dar

shTOWN ah dar

They're showing

'Dar' (to give) also means 'to show' on TV. Say it as 'shTÃO a dar', with a nasal 'ão'.

Example

Estão a dar o jogo na televisão.

They're showing the game on TV.

Words in this phrase

Estão

[shTOWN]

they are

Plural of 'estar'; Portuguese often answers yes by repeating the verb.

Example

Estão todos bem.

They are all well.

[ah]

(progressive marker)

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

Example

Estou a comer.

I am eating.

dar

[dar]

to show (on TV)

'Dar' can mean to broadcast or show on television.

Example

Vão dar o jogo na televisão.

They will show the game on TV.

a repetição

uh heh-peh-tee-SOWN

the replay

The stress is on the last syllable: 're-pe-ti-SÃO'. The initial 'r' is a strong throaty sound.

Example

Vamos ver a repetição.

Let's watch the replay.

Words in this phrase

[uh]

the

Feminine singular definite article, meaning 'the'.

Example

A empresa parece aberta a novas ideias.

The company seems open to new ideas.

repetição

[heh-peh-tee-SOWN]

replay / repetition

A repeat; on TV, the replay of a moment.

Example

Vi a repetição do golo.

I saw the replay of the goal.

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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