How do you say 'lie' in Portuguese?

You say mentira, as in 'Isso é mentira, ninguém falou nada disso ontem.'

What does esquisito mean?

It means something out of the ordinary that makes you feel a little awkward, like in 'Achei esquisito ele sumir sem falar nada com você.'

You say provavelmente, as in 'Ele provavelmente não entendeu nada do que você falou.'

Your Brazilian friend tells a story too fast, swallowing half the syllables, and you try to catch the words in the rush.

Esse tipo de história você conta rápido demais.

This kind of story, you tell too fast.

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tipo/ˈtʃipu/
kindnoun
A group of things that are similar to each other.
verdade/veʁˈdadʒi/Also said veɾˈdadʒi.
truthnoun
What matches what actually is or what actually happened.
mentira/mẽˈtʃiɾɐ/Also said mĩˈtʃiɾɐ.
lienoun
Something someone says on purpose knowing it isn't true.
vergonha/veɾˈɡõɲɐ/
embarrassmentnoun
A bad feeling of being exposed or having done something embarrassing.
esquisito/iskiˈzitu/Also said eskiˈzitu, iʃkiˈzitu or eʃkiˈzitu.
weirdadjective
Something that's out of the ordinary and makes you feel a little awkward.
exatamente/ezataˈmẽtʃi/
exactlyadverb
In a precise way, with no difference at all.
provavelmente/pɾovavewˈmẽtʃi/
probablyadverb
With a good chance of being so, but without certainty.
conseguir/kõseˈɡi/
manage toverb
To reach the result you wanted.
acontecer/akõteˈse/
happenverb
For something to actually take place, to become a fact.
atrapalhar/atɾapaˈʎa/
get in the wayverb
To interrupt what someone is doing and leave everything confused.

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Esse tipo de história você conta rápido demais.
This kind of story, you tell too fast.
Espera, isso é verdade ou você está inventando?
Wait, is that true or are you making it up?
Isso é mentira, ninguém falou nada disso ontem.
That's a lie, nobody said anything about that yesterday.
Eu passei uma vergonha danada na frente de todo mundo.
I was so embarrassed in front of everyone.
Achei esquisito ele sumir sem falar nada com você.
I thought it was weird he disappeared without telling you anything.
Foi exatamente isso que ele falou para você?
Was that exactly what he told you?
Ele provavelmente não entendeu nada do que você falou.
He probably didn't understand anything you said.
Você acha que eu vou conseguir acompanhar essa história?
Do you think I'll manage to keep up with this story?
Nada disso ia acontecer se você tivesse avisado antes.
None of that would have happened if you'd warned me beforehand.
Desculpa atrapalhar, mas repete essa parte mais devagar.
Sorry to interrupt, but say that part again more slowly.

tipo/ˈtʃipu/
The 'ti' sounds like 'chi' and the final 'o' sounds like 'oo': CHI-poo.
verdade/veʁˈdadʒi/
The '-de' at the end sounds like 'dji'.
mentira/mẽˈtʃiɾɐ/
The 'men' comes out nasal and the 'ti' sounds like 'chi': men-CHI-ra.
vergonha/veɾˈɡõɲɐ/
The 'nh' is one sound and it nasalizes the 'o' before it: ver-GO-nha.
esquisito/iskiˈzitu/
The 'es' at the start sounds like 'is' and the 's' in '-sito' sounds like a z: is-ki-ZI-tu.
exatamente/ezataˈmẽtʃi/
The 'x' here sounds like a z: e-za-ta-MEN-te.
provavelmente/pɾovavewˈmẽtʃi/
The 'l' in 'vel' sounds like 'u': pro-va-veu-MEN-te.
conseguir/kõseˈɡi/
The 'con' comes out nasal and the final 'r' disappears in speech: con-se-GUI.
atrapalhar/atɾapaˈʎa/
The 'lh' is one sound and the final 'r' isn't pronounced: a-tra-pa-LHÁ.

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How do you say 'lie' in Portuguese?: You say mentira, as in 'Isso é mentira, ninguém falou nada disso ontem.'
What does esquisito mean?: It means something out of the ordinary that makes you feel a little awkward, like in 'Achei esquisito ele sumir sem falar nada com você.'
How do you say 'probably' in Portuguese?: You say provavelmente, as in 'Ele provavelmente não entendeu nada do que você falou.'

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