{"id":7919,"date":"2018-03-14T13:09:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T13:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=7919"},"modified":"2018-03-14T13:09:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T13:09:58","slug":"how-to-use-the-word-que-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-use-the-word-que-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use the word &#8216;que&#8217; in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Como usar a palavra &#8216;que&#8217; in Portugu\u00eas<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">[Como usar a palavra \u2018que\u2019 em Portugu\u00eas]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bom dia a todos, como est\u00e3o? Good morning to all, how are you doing?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Que dia lindo! What a beautiful day!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The word <\/span><b>que<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Portuguese has many different meanings and functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7920 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/q.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/q.png 423w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/q-350x174.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It can work as an interrogative pronoun: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O <\/span><b>que<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> vamos fazer hoje \u00e0 noite? (What are we doing tonight?)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It may be a conjunction to connect two sentences: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nova Iorque \u00e9 maior<\/span><b> que<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> S\u00e3o Paulo (New York is bigger than S\u00e3o Paulo)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It also appears as a relative pronoun:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">O vestido <\/span><b>que <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">voc\u00ea estava usando ontem era lindo (The dress you were wearing yesterday was gorgeous)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But today we are going to see <\/span><b>que <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as an adverb in exclamation sentences, a very common collocation in Portuguese language. For example, the phrase \u201cQue bom!\u201d (That\u2019s great!) acts as an interjection, that is, it is a remark that expresses a spontaneous reaction or feeling. We say it to be very emphatic in both positive and negative situations when trying to convey satisfaction, surprise or discontent. In this case, <\/span><b>que<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is usually followed by an adjective or a noun. Its equivalent in English would be something like \u201cthat\u2019s + word\u201d or \u201chow + word\u201d, as you will see in the examples. As a part of our daily use, these are some very useful expressions for those who want to learn Portuguese. The possibilities are endless, so here is a list of the most frequently used:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que lindo(a)! \/ Que bonito(a)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s beautiful!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que legal! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That\u2019s great!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que bacana!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s nice!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que maravilha!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s wonderful!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que chique!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; How fancy!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que bom! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That\u2019s good!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que incr\u00edvel!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s amazing!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que amor!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s lovely!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que fofo! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That\u2019s cute!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que beleza!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; How nice!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que del\u00edcia! \/ Que gostoso!-<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> That\u2019s delicious!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que engra\u00e7ado!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s funny!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que interessante!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s interesting!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que al\u00edvio!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; What a relief<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que frio! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; It\u2019s cold!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que calor!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; It\u2019s hot!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que loucura!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s crazy<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que bagun\u00e7a!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; What a mess!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que tristeza!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s sad<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que cansa\u00e7o! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; I\u2019m so tired!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que desperd\u00edcio!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; What a waste!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que pena!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; What a pity!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que vergonha!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; What a shame!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que d\u00f3! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; Poor thing!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que estranho!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s weird!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que chato! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; How bad!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que ruim!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That\u2019s bad!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que rid\u00edculo! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That\u2019s ridiculous!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que decep\u00e7\u00e3o! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; How disappointing<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que absurdo!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; How absurd!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que horror! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That\u2019s awful!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que dor!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; I\u2019m in pain<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que nojo! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That\u2019s gross<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que saco! \/ Que droga!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; That sucks!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que medo!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; I\u2019m afraid<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que susto! <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; That scared me!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h2><b>Que raiva!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; I\u2019m angry!<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know all of these expressions? Can you think of any other collocation using \u2018que\u2019? Let us know!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At\u00e9 mais! See you later!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/q-350x174.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\/2018\/03\/q-350x174.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2018\/03\/q.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Como usar a palavra &#8216;que&#8217; in Portugu\u00eas [Como usar a palavra \u2018que\u2019 em Portugu\u00eas] Bom dia a todos, como est\u00e3o? Good morning to all, how are you doing?\u00a0Que dia lindo! What a beautiful day! The word que in Portuguese has many different meanings and functions. 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