Word
O telemóvel está aí.
Meaning
The mobile phone is there.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of O telemóvel está aí.
o telemóvel
the mobile phone
estar
to be (temporary / location)
aí
there (near you)
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Questions & Answers about O telemóvel está aí.
Why does this sentence use aí for "there" instead of ali or lá?
In Portuguese, aí specifically means "there where you are" or near the listener. If the phone was further away from both the speaker and the listener, you would use ali or lá.
Why do we use está instead of é for "is"?
Is telemóvel the only word for "mobile phone"?
In Portugal, yes! The word telemóvel is the standard European Portuguese term. If you ever watch Brazilian content or use other language apps, you might see celular, but in Portugal it is always telemóvel.