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Acho que estamos falando de coisas diferentes.

I think we're talking about different things.

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Why every word is where it is

Acho1verbI thinkachar · present · 1st sing.queconjunctionthatestamos2verbwe areestar · present · 1st pl.falando2verbtalkingfalar · gerundde3prepositionaboutcoisasnounthingscoisa · fem. · pl.diferentesadjectivedifferentdiferente · fem. · pl..
  • estamos → falando: estar + gerund
  • falando → de: falar de
  • coisas → diferentes: agreement

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Acho que softens the diagnosis: a misunderstanding rather than a fault.
  2. 2
    Brazilian progressive: estar + gerund (estamos falando). estar + gerund (progressive) →
  3. 3
    falar de = "talk about".