Comments on: Slang Phrases

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:28:27 +0000

Sure thing, Darryl.
Whats the song?

By: darryl weaver

darryl weaver — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:07:03 +0000

Can you help translate some Brazilian/Portuguese song lyrics?

By: Tint

Tint — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:04:42 +0000

Thank you so much! Pierre, I think the “And then…” may be accurate in this case. We’re talking about Paulista Portuguese. “And then…” can be the only meaning in this context, as it was used at the start of sentences while relating an event.

I won’t forget this lesson though. Thank you everyone!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:38:55 +0000

I explain: E aí? means “Hey, what’s up??”
Example: E aí, tudo bem?? “What’s up, how are you??”

By: Gustavo

Gustavo — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:35:42 +0000

Tint, “E daí?” means “So what?”.
It is a very informal way to say “What’s the problem?”.

“E aí?” means “What’s up”.
It is also very informal.
E.g.: E aí? Como você está? - What’s up? How you’re doing?

Lately, we’ve been using little rhyming phrases like:

- Suave na nave: Literally, it means ‘Chilling in the (space)ship’. But it is used to say someone or a situation is under control.
- De boa na lagoa: Same meaning. But literally it means ‘Chilling at the lake’.
- Sussa na montanha russa: Same thing. Literally, ‘Cool in the rollercoaster’.

This is part of a huge list. This list is growing constantly.

Should anyone need any further help, feel free to contact me by email: nampo.g@gmail.com

By: Pierre

Pierre — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:45:37 +0000

Tint, actually “E aí?” means “what’s up?”. “E aí…” means something like “And then… (something happened)”. “E daí?” means “So what?”

Depending of the region (mostly South), the person might use “E daí?” as “What’s up?” like in the example, but it’s usually used like I just said. People would look you with a weird face if you said that in Southeast or Northeast.

By: Tint

Tint — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:34:25 +0000

Thank you for this informative post. I often hear “E ai” (as opposed to “E dai”). Is it the same? I have one contact who, during conversation, starts almost every sentence that way.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:43:41 +0000

Thank you for posting! Brasilians use much slang so this info is very helpful.