Skip to content
0 of 7 daysNothing due

Phrase · 😂 Humour & banter

Na cozinha eu sou um desastre ambulante.

In the kitchen I’m a walking disaster.

C1social interactioninformalAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Na2prepositionin theem+a · fem. · sing. · definitecozinha2nounkitchenfem. · sing.eupronounI1st sing. · subjectsouverbamser · present · 1st sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitedesastre1noundisastermasc. · sing.ambulante1adjectivewalkingmasc. · sing..
  • eu → sou: subject–verb
  • desastre → ambulante: noun–adjective

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    um desastre ambulante = "a walking disaster": classic self-mockery that wins sympathy.
  2. 2
    Fronting Na cozinha limits the joke: you're only hopeless there.

Variations

  • Eu sou péssimo na cozinha.