{"id":6970,"date":"2016-04-26T17:14:49","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T17:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2016-04-26T17:14:49","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T17:14:49","slug":"9-expressoes-com-coisa-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/9-expressoes-com-coisa-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Express\u00f5es com COISA in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6972\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/Untitled.png\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"423\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/Untitled.png 423w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/Untitled-350x252.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The word <em>coisa<\/em> is a very interesting one, since it can be used in many different contexts with different meanings. It is almost like the word \u201cthing\u201d in English, but it can also be used to refer to a person or action, and not only to objects. Take a look at these examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alguma coisa acontece no meu cora\u00e7\u00e3o \/ Que s\u00f3 quando cruzo a Ipiranga e a avenida S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o. (Something happens in my heart \/ Only when I cross Ipiranga and S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o avenue) \u2013 Song Sampa by Caetano Veloso<\/li>\n<li>Olha que coisa mais linda mais cheia de gra\u00e7a \/ \u00c9 ela menina que vem e que passa. (Look, what a beautiful thing, so graceful \/ it is her, the girl that comes and goes by) \u2013 Song Garota de Ipanema by Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They are both very famous Brazilian songs, in the first one the work <em>coisa<\/em> is used to refer to a thing whereas in the second one it is used to refer to a person.<\/p>\n<p>The word <em>coisa<\/em> is usually used in informal conversation and it is not common in academic writing.<\/p>\n<p>There are many expressions with the word <em>coisa<\/em>, let\u2019s take a look at some of them:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A coisa t\u00e1 (est\u00e1) feia<\/strong> \u2013 the thing is ugly. This expression is used to mean the situation is bad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A coisa t\u00e1 feia<\/strong> no Brasil, muita corrup\u00e7\u00e3o e a economia est\u00e1 estagnada. \u2013 <em>The situation is bad in Brazil, there is a lot of corruption and the economy is stagnant.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong>Que coisa boa<\/strong><strong>!<\/strong> \u2013 That is great!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Minha irm\u00e3 foi promovida. \/ &#8211; <strong>Que coisa boa!<\/strong> \u2013 <em>My sister got a promotion. \/ That\u2019s great!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong>O coisa-ruim<\/strong> \u2013 the devil<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Nathalia acredita que se ela n\u00e3o for \u00e0 Igreja o <strong>coisa-ruim<\/strong> vai pegar ela. \u2013 <em>Nathalia believes that if she doesn\u2019t go to church the devil will get her.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong>Que coisa!<\/strong> \u2013 Similar to \u201c<em>Oh my!\u201d<\/em> Or \u201c<em>Oh wow!\u201d <\/em>In English. Used in tone of surprise.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>O Ronaldo terminou com a C\u00e1ssia. \/ S\u00e9rio? <strong>Que coisa!<\/strong> \u2013 <em>Ronaldo broke up with C\u00e1ssia. \/ Are you serious? Oh my!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li><strong>Uma coisa \u00e9 uma coisa, outra coisa \u00e9 outra coisa<\/strong> \u2013 the literal translation would be \u201cone thing is one this, another thing is another thing\u201d and it is used when you mean to say two things are completely unrelated.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Marcos n\u00e3o tem telefone celular pois n\u00e3o quer ser incomodado 24 horas por dia. Mas <strong>uma coisa \u00e9 uma coisa, outra coisa \u00e9 outra coisa<\/strong>. \u2013 <em>Marcus doesn\u2019t have a mobile phone because he doesn\u2019t want to be disturbed 24 hours a day. But these facts are unrelated.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><strong>E coisa e tal<\/strong> \u2013 and such, and so on, as you do. Used when telling a story.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Eu estava andando, tomando um a\u00e7a\u00ed <strong>e coisa e tal<\/strong>, quando eu vi ele. \u2013 <em>I was walking, having an a\u00e7a\u00ed as you do, when I saw him.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong>\u00c9 outra coisa<\/strong> \u2013 it is something else. Used to refer to something nice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Gente educada <strong>\u00e9 outra coisa<\/strong>! \u2013 <em>Polite people is something else.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><strong>Coisa nenhuma! <\/strong>\u2013 No way!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o vai sair <strong>coisa nenhuma<\/strong>, termine seu para-casa antes. \u2013 <em>No way you\u2019re going out, finish your homework first.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\">\n<li><strong>Uma coisa \u00e9 falar, outra coisa \u00e9 fazer<\/strong> \u2013 easier said than done<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Meu chefe disse que \u00e9 poss\u00edvel que eu termine o projeto semana que vem, <strong>uma coisa \u00e9 falar, outra \u00e9 fazer<\/strong>. \u2013 <em>My boss said it is possible for me to finish the project next week, easier said than done.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Estudar Portugu\u00eas \u00e9 uma coisa muito boa! Continuem assim!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/Untitled-350x252.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/Untitled-350x252.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2016\/04\/Untitled.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>The word coisa is a very interesting one, since it can be used in many different contexts with different meanings. It is almost like the word \u201cthing\u201d in English, but it can also be used to refer to a person or action, and not only to objects. Take a look at these examples: Alguma coisa&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/9-expressoes-com-coisa-in-portuguese\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":6972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6970","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vocabulary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6970"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6973,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6970\/revisions\/6973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}