There are a number of different ways to react when you don’t understand or didn’t hear what someone said in Portuguese. Let’s take a look:<\/p>\n
1. Oi? <\/strong> This is frequently used when you didn’t catch what the person said. Though it literally means hi<\/em>, it is also used as what<\/em>?<\/p>\n 2. Como? <\/strong> Though this also means how<\/em>, it is a more formal way to say what<\/em>? when you didn’t hear someone.<\/p>\n 3. O que? \/ Que?<\/strong><\/p>\n These mean what<\/em>? and imply you didn’t understand or hear the person.<\/p>\n 4. O que que \u00e9? <\/strong><\/p>\n This is a slangier version of #3, which rougly translates to “What was that<\/em>?”<\/p>\n 5. Como \u00e9 que e?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is similar to #5, which also means “What was that<\/em>?” or “I didn’t catch that<\/em>.”<\/p>\n 6. Como voc\u00ea disse?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a more formal way of reacting, which means, “What did you say?<\/em>” or “Come again<\/em>?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are a number of different ways to react when you don’t understand or didn’t hear what someone said in Portuguese. Let’s take a look: 1. Oi? This is frequently used when you didn’t catch what the person said. Though it literally means hi, it is also used as what? 2. Como? Though this also…<\/p>\n
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