{"id":7620,"date":"2017-07-25T00:40:35","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T00:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7620"},"modified":"2017-07-30T23:18:31","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T23:18:31","slug":"how-to-use-the-word-ainda-em-portugues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-use-the-word-ainda-em-portugues\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the word &#8216;ainda&#8217; em portugu\u00eas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Hello, you guys!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ainda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is a very useful word in Portuguese, and learning how to use it properly can certainly improve your language skills! It is an adverb that can mean <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yet, still <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">or<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> even<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, depending on the context. Let\u2019s take a look and learn. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1) <\/span><b>Ainda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the sense of <\/span><b>still<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><b>yet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: until now, until the present moment<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Est\u00e1 tarde. Voc\u00ea<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ainda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> vai sair? &#8211; It\u2019s late. Are you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">still<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> going out?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Seu v\u00f4o \u00e9 amanh\u00e3 de manh\u00e3 e voc\u00ea <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> n\u00e3o fez as malas? Your flight is tomorrow morning and you <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">still <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">haven\u2019t packed?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pensei que ela j\u00e1 estava chegando, mas ela<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ainda <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">nem saiu de casa &#8211; I thought she was coming, but she hasn\u2019t even left the house <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yet<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Acabei de comer uma pizza mais <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> estou com fome &#8211; I just had an entire pizza but I\u2019m <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">still <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">hungry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu filho j\u00e1 tem sete anos, mas <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> n\u00e3o sabe ler &#8211; My son is already seven, but he doesn\u2019t know how to read <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yet<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My grandma <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">still <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">goes to dance lessons &#8211; Minha v\u00f3 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">vai \u00e0s aulas de dan\u00e7a<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ainda s\u00e3o 6h. Minha fam\u00edlia <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> n\u00e3o acordou &#8211; It\u2019s only 6h. My family hasn\u2019t woken up <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yet<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea pode retornar a liga\u00e7\u00e3o? A gerente est\u00e1 em uma reuni\u00e3o e<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ainda<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> n\u00e3o voltou &#8211; Can you call back? The manager is in a meeting and hasn\u2019t returned <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">yet<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2) <\/span><b>Ainda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the sense of <\/span><b>even more<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>even less<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>even better<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><b>even worse<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Esse vinho \u00e9 caro, mas aquele na outra prateleira \u00e9<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ainda mais<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> caro &#8211; This wine is expensive, but the one on the other shelf is<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> even more <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">expensive<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Se voc\u00ea n\u00e3o gostou dos \u00faltimos filmes do <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Homem-Aranha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, voc\u00ea vai gostar <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda menos <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">do mais recente &#8211; If you haven\u2019t enjoyed the last <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spider Man<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> movies, you\u2019ll enjoy the last one <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">even less<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Voc\u00ea vai se sentir <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda melhor<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> depois de tomar esse ch\u00e1 de lim\u00e3o &#8211; You\u2019ll feel <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">even better<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> after taking this lime tea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Roma \u00e9 uma cidade maravilhosa, mas Veneza consegue ser <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda mais<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> bela &#8211; Rome is a gorgeous city, but Venice can be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">even more<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> stunning<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O tr\u00e2nsito no Rio \u00e9 p\u00e9ssimo, embora seja <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda pior<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> em S\u00e3o Paulo &#8211; Traffic is Rio is awful, though it is<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> even worse<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Phrase: Ainda bem<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The idiom <\/span><b>ainda bem<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is, in a sense, a secular way of saying \u201cthank God!\u201d, which means \u201cit\u2019s a relief\u201d, \u201cthat\u2019s good!\u201d or \u201cI\u2019m glad\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Meu carro estragou no meio da estrada, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ainda bem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> que algu\u00e9m parou para me ajudar &#8211; My car broke down in the middle of the road. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good thing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> someone stopped to help me out<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Est\u00e1 chovendo,<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> ainda bem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> que trouxe meu guarda-chuva &#8211; It\u2019s raining. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good thing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> I brought my umbrella<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ainda bem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> que voc\u00ea conseguiu chegar a tempo, o chefe n\u00e3o est\u00e1 de bom humor hoje &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I\u2019m glad<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> you made it on time, the boss is not on a good mood today<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ainda bem<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> que havia um m\u00e9dico por perto quando a senhora passou mal no restaurante &#8211; <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Good thing<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> there was a doctor around when the lady felt sick at the restaurant<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ainda bem que ning\u00faem se machucou no acidente &#8211; Good thing nobody got hurt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7621\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7621\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7621\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-1024x312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-1024x312.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-350x107.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Wow! What a pretty flower!\/ The world needs to see it\/ Now I just have to post it\/ Good thing I took the picture, otherwise I would have missed this beautiful sight!&#8221; (photo by ospassarinhos)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Related link:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/slang-phrases\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/slang-phrases\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/ainda-bem\/<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lembrem-se de praticar sempre para aprender ainda mais! Remember to always practice to learn even more!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"107\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-350x107.jpg\" 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\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-350x107.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small-1024x312.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2017\/07\/ospassarinhos085_small.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Ol\u00e1, pessoal! Hello, you guys! Ainda is a very useful word in Portuguese, and learning how to use it properly can certainly improve your language skills! It is an adverb that can mean yet, still or even, depending on the context. Let\u2019s take a look and learn. 1) Ainda in the sense of still or&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-use-the-word-ainda-em-portugues\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":7621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[1846,1851,13],"tags":[463424,35710],"class_list":["post-7620","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brazilian-profile","category-learning","category-vocabulary","tag-ainda","tag-ainda-bem"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7620","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\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7620"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7620\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7632,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7620\/revisions\/7632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}