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Os ovos estão na cozinha.

Os ovos estão na cozinha.
The eggs are in the kitchen.
From Lesson 255:Na cozinha (o molho, queimar)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Breakdown of Os ovos estão na cozinha.

a cozinha
the kitchen
o ovo
the egg

Questions & Answers about Os ovos estão na cozinha.

Can I use ficam instead of estão to mean the eggs 'are located' in the kitchen?
No, you cannot. While the verb ficar is often used for locations, it is reserved for permanent locations, like buildings, cities, or rooms (for example, a cozinha fica ali). Because eggs are movable objects, you must use estar.
How does the pronunciation change between the singular ovo and the plural ovos?
In the singular ovo, the first 'o' has a closed sound (like 'oh'). But in the plural ovos, that first 'o' opens up to sound like the 'o' in the English word 'awe'. This vowel shift is a very common pattern in European Portuguese for masculine words ending in -o.
If I want to say 'There are eggs in the kitchen' instead of 'The eggs are...', do I still use estar?
No. If you are stating the existence of eggs in general rather than pointing out where specific eggs are, you must use the verb haver (to exist). You would say Há ovos na cozinha.
Can I drop Os and just say Ovos estão na cozinha?
No, Portuguese almost never starts a sentence with a bare plural noun. If you are talking about specific eggs, you must keep the definite article Os. If you mean 'some eggs' in general, you should rephrase the sentence using haver, as in Há ovos na cozinha.

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