{"id":9647,"date":"2022-03-14T15:23:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=9647"},"modified":"2022-03-14T15:23:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T15:23:09","slug":"why-so-serious-the-word-serio-in-portuguese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/why-so-serious-the-word-serio-in-portuguese\/","title":{"rendered":"Why so serious? The word &#8216;s\u00e9rio&#8217; in Portuguese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Fala, pessoal! Tudo bem? S\u00e9rio mesmo?<\/em> Learning about collocations and idioms is the best way to achieve fluency and communicating in a natural way in a foreign language. And using the word <strong><em>s\u00e9rio<\/em> <\/strong>(serious) properly can certainly help. Today&#8217;s post will round up some examples of how to use the term and their meanings. And if you want to dig deeper into the topic of expressions in Portuguese, check out these related posts <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/expressions-with-dar-part-i\/\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/expressions-with-dar-part-ii\/\">here<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/07-expressions-with-verb-ficar\/\">here<\/a>. So it&#8217;s time to get serious!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9651\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9651\" class=\" wp-image-9651\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/adult-g0235ed45b_640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/adult-g0235ed45b_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/adult-g0235ed45b_640-350x234.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Por que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 t\u00e3o s\u00e9rio? (Image by \u041e\u043b\u044c\u0433\u0430 \u0411\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u043d\u0430 from Pixabay )<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First of all, <strong>s\u00e9rio<\/strong> means the same as in English, as in something bad, severe or as a person who is quiet and not into jokes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; E ent\u00e3o, doutor? \u00c9 <strong>s\u00e9rio<\/strong>? | <em>&#8211; So doctor, is it <strong>serious<\/strong>?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Esse problema \u00e9 <strong>s\u00e9rio<\/strong>, precisamos resolv\u00ea-lo agora | <em>This is a serious problem, we need to <strong>solve<\/strong> it now.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Por que voc\u00ea est\u00e1 t\u00e3o <strong>s\u00e9rio<\/strong>? Estamos em uma festa, aproveita! | <em>Why do you look so <strong>serious<\/strong>? We&#8217;re at a party, enjoy it!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that &#8220;s\u00e9rio&#8221; as an adjective should therefore be modified according to gender and number:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entrei no quarto das minhas filhas para brincar com elas, mas elas estavam t\u00e3o <strong>s\u00e9rias<\/strong> fazendo o dever de casa! | <em>I went into my daughters&#8217; room to play with them, but they were all <strong>serious<\/strong> doing their homework!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_9652\" style=\"width: 393px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9652\" class=\" wp-image-9652\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3784324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3784324.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-andrea-piacquadio-3784324-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Voc\u00ea est\u00e1 falando s\u00e9rio? (Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>s\u00e9rio as<em> really<\/em> or <em>seriously<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Consegui a bolsa de estudos! &#8211; <strong>S\u00e9rio?<\/strong> Parab\u00e9ns! | &#8211; <em>I got the scholarship! &#8211; Oh <strong>really?<\/strong> Congratulations!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Meu pai est\u00e1 no hospital porque quebrou a perna ontem &#8211; <strong>S\u00e9rio?<\/strong> Que pena! |<em> &#8211; My dad is in the hospital because he broke his leg yesterday &#8211; <strong>Really?<\/strong> That&#8217;s too bad!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u00c9 <strong>s\u00e9rio<\/strong> que voc\u00ea se demitiu? N\u00e3o acredito! | <em>Did you <strong>really<\/strong> quit your job? I can&#8217;t believe it!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can even go a little further and try <em><strong>s\u00e9rio mesmo<\/strong><\/em>, which is a little more emphatic but also a bit informal and can be translated as <em>for real<\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Voc\u00ea viu que o pre\u00e7o da gasolina est\u00e1 a sete reais o litro? &#8211;<strong> S\u00e9rio mesmo?<\/strong> Que p\u00e9ssimo! | &#8211; <em><em>Did you see that gas prices are going for 7 reais per liter? &#8211;<strong> For real?<\/strong> That&#8217;s terrible!<\/em><\/em>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_9653\" style=\"width: 343px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9653\" class=\" wp-image-9653\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-energepiccom-313690.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-energepiccom-313690.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-energepiccom-313690-350x263.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Essa conex\u00e3o est\u00e1 me tirando do s\u00e9rio! (Photo by energepic.com from Pexels)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>&#8220;falar s\u00e9rio&#8221; as in to be serious, to mean something<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Meu pai prometeu que ia levar toda a fam\u00edlia pra Disney no meu anivers\u00e1rio, mas acho que ele n\u00e3o estava <strong>falando s\u00e9rio<\/strong> | <em>My dad promised he&#8217;d take the whole family to Disney for my birthday, but I don&#8217;t think he <strong>meant it.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Ah n\u00e3o, acho que esqueci meu telefone no \u00f4nibus! &#8211; Voc\u00ea est\u00e1<strong> falando s\u00e9rio<\/strong>? E agora? | <em>&#8211; Oh no, I think I left my phone on the bus! &#8211; Are you serious? Now what?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Joguei na loteria e ganhei mil reais! &#8211; Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o pode estar <strong>falando s\u00e9rio<\/strong> |<em> &#8211; I played the lottery and I won a thousand reais! &#8211; You can&#8217;t <strong>be serious<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c9 s\u00e9rio que j\u00e1 acabou? But don&#8217;t worry, there is more to come next week! Tenham uma \u00f3tima semana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-energepiccom-313690-350x263.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\/2022\/03\/pexels-energepiccom-313690-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/03\/pexels-energepiccom-313690.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Fala, pessoal! Tudo bem? S\u00e9rio mesmo? Learning about collocations and idioms is the best way to achieve fluency and communicating in a natural way in a foreign language. And using the word s\u00e9rio (serious) properly can certainly help. Today&#8217;s post will round up some examples of how to use the term and their meanings. 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