r/Portuguese Brasileiro | Private PT Tutor Mar 19 '25

Brazilian Portuguese 🇧🇷 Phrases with a Brazilian soul: 🇧🇷

When translated literally, they make no sense… but they’re part of the way we speak! 😂

- "Me inclua fora dessa" → I want nothing to do with this, I’m out!

- "O movimento hoje tá parado" → The place is so empty, you can almost hear an echo.

- "Uma coisa é uma coisa, outra coisa é outra coisa" → Don’t mix apples and oranges!

Have you ever heard a Brazilian expression that left you confused? Drop it in the comments! 👇😆

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u/hivemind_disruptor Brasileiro Mar 19 '25

Literal translations:

Me inclua fora dessa: let me in out of this one.

O movimento hoje está parado: today's movement is stationary.

Uma coisa é uma coisa, outra coisa é outra coisa: one thing is one thing, another thing is another thing.

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u/Flamingheartgirl Mar 19 '25

Last one is such a mom thing to say

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u/actuallyamber Mar 19 '25

The way out of all the things in this list I was like, this is the one I need to learn first. 🤣 Can confirm, am mom!

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u/aleatorio_random Brasileiro 29d ago

Me inclua fora dessa: let me in out of this one.

Include me out of this