Breakdown of Agora, empurra os pesos e termina o treino.
e
and
agora
now
terminar
to finish
o treino
the workout
o peso
the weight
empurrar
to push
Questions & Answers about Agora, empurra os pesos e termina o treino.
Why do empurra and termina end in -a if they are commands for tu?
To give a positive command to tu (informal "you"), you usually take the present tense tu form and drop the final -s. So, tu empurras (you push) becomes empurra (push!), and tu terminas (you finish) becomes termina (finish!). This makes them look exactly like the ele/ela/você present tense forms.
Empurra looks like a false friend. How do I remember "push" vs. "pull" in Portuguese?
This is a classic trap! The verb empurrar means "to push". Meanwhile, the verb puxar sounds exactly like the English word "push", but it actually means "to pull". So in this sentence, you are pushing the weights, not pulling them.
Could I use the verb acabar instead of terminar to say "finish"?
Yes, absolutely. Acabar is very common in everyday spoken Portuguese. You could just as easily say ... e acaba o treino to mean exactly the same thing.
How does the pronunciation flow between pesos and e?
When a word ending in -s (like pesos) is followed immediately by a word starting with a vowel (like the e, meaning "and"), the -s connects the words and takes on a "z" sound. It flows smoothly, sounding a bit like "pe-zuz-ee".
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