What is 'you are' in Portuguese?

Answer 1

The Portuguese equivalent of the English phrase 'you are' is the following: voce esta, or tu estas; or voce e, or tu es. The Portuguese pronunciation is the following: voh-SAY ee-SHTAH; too ee-SHTAHSH; voh-SAY eh; and too ehsh. The word-by-word translation is the following: 'voce' and 'tu' mean 'you'; 'esta', 'estas', 'e', and 'es' mean '[you] are'. The first form in each of the two examples tends to be used in Brazil. Both forms in both examples may be used in Portugal. For peninsular Portuguese still uses the 'you' [tu] form with children and the close circle of family and friends. The choice of which verb to use depends upon the situation. The words 'e' and 'es' tend to be used in the sense of belonging, as in 'You are your mother's daughter'; of being a native, as in 'You are from Madeira'; or of having a permanent characteristic or quality, as in 'You are tall and slender'. The words 'esta' and 'estas' tend to be used in the sense of condition, as in 'You are ill'; in the sense of location, as in 'You are in my house'; or in the sense of the present participle, as in 'You are talking on the phone with me'. In the case of Brazilian Portuguese, there's the option of using the verb 'ficar'. The equivalent forms are the following: voce fica; tu ficas. The Portuguese pronunciation is the following: voh-SAY FEE-kuh; too FEE-kuhsh. And the convenience of 'ficar' is its use in situations calling for 'estar', and in those calling for 'ser'.