{"id":7401,"date":"2017-01-28T17:21:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-28T17:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2017-01-28T17:21:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-28T17:21:13","slug":"the-pois-e-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/the-pois-e-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;pois \u00e9&#8221; in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1 a todos! Hey, all!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When you come into contact with Portuguese, you will definitely come across the interjection <\/span><b>pois \u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The<\/span><b> pois \u00e9 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a very common term in Portuguese to convey confirmation and resignation. It is normally used in informal conversations, small talk, etc as a way to give a positive reinforcement in the interaction. There is no precise translation for the structure, but a a literal translation of <\/span><b>pois<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> + <\/span><b>\u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> would be something like \u201ctherefore it is\u201d, or \u201cso it is\u201d, indicating an explanation or conclusion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Pois \u00e9<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is used to express agreement and consent in response to something that was said to you. It functions as a \u201cyeah\u201d, \u201cright\u201d, \u201cfor sure\u201d, \u201cI know\u201d, \u201ctotally\u201d, \u201ctrue\u201d or \u201cindeed\u201d, meaning that you understand and agree with what the person is saying to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7402\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/01\/pois\u00e9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/01\/pois\u00e9.png 489w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/01\/pois\u00e9-350x180.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at some examples:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nossa, que calor, n\u00e3o \u00e9? (Wow, it\u2019s hot, isn\u2019t it?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, hoje est\u00e1 quente demais! (Right, today is so hot!)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Esse tr\u00e2nsito est\u00e1 horr\u00edvel (This traffic sucks)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, j\u00e1 estamos parados h\u00e1 mais de vinte minutos (That\u2019s right, we haven\u2019t moved<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for twenty minutes)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea ficou sabendo da queda do avi\u00e3o? (Did you hear about that plane crash?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, muito triste (Totally, that\u2019s so sad)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O cen\u00e1rio pol\u00edtico no Brasil est\u00e1 lament\u00e1vel (The political scenario in Brazil is pitiful)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, n\u00e3o d\u00e1 pra aguentar tanta corrup\u00e7\u00e3o (I know, I can\u2019t take all this corruption any longer) <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea chegou tarde em casa ontem (You got home late last night)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, fiquei preso no escrit\u00f3rio terminando uns relat\u00f3rios (That\u2019s right, I got stuck in the office finishing up some reports)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Todo mundo hoje em dia tem um tem um telefone com internet (Everyone nowadays has a phone with internet)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, os tempos mudaram (True, times have changed)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Queria que essa chuva parasse (I wish this rain would stop)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, n\u00e3o d\u00e1 pra sair de casa desse jeito (Yeah, we can\u2019t leave the house like that)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Olha como o filho da Regina cresceu! (Look at how Regina\u2019s son has grown!)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, est\u00e1 quase um homem agora (Right, he\u2019s almost a man now)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now how about some music so you can practice and relax?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Pois \u00c9<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Hermanos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Los hermanos - Pois \u00e9\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZ9K3jY-feE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9, n\u00e3o deu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPois \u00e9\u201d, it didn\u2019t work<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deixa assim como est\u00e1, sereno<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leave it as it is, serene<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9 de Deus<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Because it&#8217;s from God<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tudo aquilo que n\u00e3o se pode ver<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Everything you can not see<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">E ao amanh\u00e3 a gente n\u00e3o diz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And to tomorrow we do not say<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">E ao cora\u00e7\u00e3o que teima em bater<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">And to the heart that keeps on beating<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Avisa que \u00e9 de se entregar o viver<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Warn that it is to surrender to live<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pois \u00e9, at\u00e9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPois \u00e9\u201d, even<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Onde o destino n\u00e3o previu<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Where fate did not predict<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sem mais atr\u00e1s, vou at\u00e9 onde eu conseguir<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Without further back, I go as far as I can<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deixa o amanh\u00e3 e a gente sorrir<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leave the tomorrow and we&#8217;ll smile<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Que o cora\u00e7\u00e3o j\u00e1 quer descansar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">That the heart already wants to rest<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clareia a minha vida, amor, no olhar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Brighten my life, love, in the look<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Take a look at this related post about answering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">perguntas<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (questions) in Portuguese:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eBLrqTTagD\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/pois-e\/\">Pois \u00e9&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Pois \u00e9&#8230;&#8221; &#8212; Portuguese Language Blog\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/pois-e\/embed\/#?secret=jEvCexrXfA#?secret=eBLrqTTagD\" data-secret=\"eBLrqTTagD\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tenham uma boa semana! Have a good week!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/01\/pois\u00e9-350x180.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/01\/pois\u00e9-350x180.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/01\/pois\u00e9.png 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1 a todos! Hey, all! When you come into contact with Portuguese, you will definitely come across the interjection pois \u00e9. The pois \u00e9 is a very common term in Portuguese to convey confirmation and resignation. 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