Phrase · 📞 Phone calls & voice messages

Meu celular tá quase sem bateria.

My phone’s almost dead.

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Why every word is where it is

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Meu → celular: agreement
celular → tá: subject
sem → bateria: preposition

Word for word: “My mobile is almost without battery.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Meu celular: in Brazil the mobile is o celular, and no article is needed before meu. Possessives & the dele/dela fix →
2
tá = está in speech: a temporary state, so estar. ser & estar: forms and core uses →

Variations

Meu celular está quase sem bateria.
Tô quase sem bateria, depois te ligo.
Minha bateria tá acabando.