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Phrase · 💬 Catching up & small talk

Tô naquela correria de sempre.

Same old rush as always.

B1saying how you areinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
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Why every word is where it is

Tô1verbI’mestar · present · 1st sing.naquela2prepositionin thatem · fem. · sing.correria3nounrushfem. · sing.deprepositionofsempreadverbalways.
  • naquela → correria: preposition
  • sempre → correria: modifier

Word for word: “(I)’m in-that rush of always.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Tô = estou in speech. Write estou in formal texts. ser & estar: forms and core uses →
  2. 2
    naquela = em + aquela. Here "that" means the familiar one: the usual rush. Contractions: preposition + article/pronoun →
  3. 3
    a correria = the rush, a hectic routine. A very common answer to Como você tá?

Variations

  • Estou naquela correria de sempre.
  • Tá tudo muito corrido.
  • Na correria, como sempre.