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How to Say ‘We're already winning one-nil.’ in Portuguese

Já estamos a ganhar um a zero.

zhah sh-TAH-moosh ah gah-NYAR oong ah ZEH-roo

[zhah sh-TAH-moosh ah gah-NYAR oong ah ZEH-roo]

Phrase Breakdown

Já estamos a ganhar

zhah sh-TAH-moosh ah gah-NYAR

We're already winning

Say it in one breath: 'zhah shTA-moosh a ga-NYAR'.

Example

Já estamos a ganhar, que bom!

We're already winning, great!

Words in this phrase

Já

[zhah]

already

Prior to a specified or implied time.

Example

Já comi meu almoço.

I have already eaten my lunch.

estamos

[sh-TAH-moosh]

we are

"Estamos" is the first person plural of "estar," used for states or situations.

Example

Estamos num evento para conhecer recrutadores.

We are at an event to meet recruiters.

a

[ah]

(progressive marker)

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

Example

Estou a comer.

I am eating.

ganhar

[gah-NYAR]

to win

To win or to be winning a match.

Example

Queremos ganhar o jogo.

We want to win the game.

um a zero.

oong ah ZEH-roo

one-nil.

This is the score. Link the words together: 'oom-a ZE-roo'.

Example

Está um a zero.

It's one-nil.

Words in this phrase

um

[oong]

one

Used as a pronoun: one (train).

Example

Há um às nove.

There's one at nine.

a

[ah]

to (in scores)

Used between numbers in a score, like 'one to zero'.

Example

Ganhámos dois a um.

We won two to one.

zero

[ZEH-roo]

zero

The number 0; it does not change for gender.

Example

A temperatura está a zero graus.

The temperature is at zero degrees.

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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