Original post by Danmoller | Archived post
- Aqui = here. The place where the speaker is. (Another option is "cá").
- Ali = Some near place that is away from the speaker and from the listener.
- Aí = The place where the listener is.
- Lá = Some place far away from the speaker and from the listener.
See how they relate to demonstratives: viewtopic.php?t=1847.
Examples
- Estou aqui. = I am here.
- Venha cá. = Come here.
- Aqui/cá entre nós = here among/beween us = (idiom) just between us
- Saia daí. (de + aí) = Get out of there. (Get out of where you are.)
- O carro está aí? = Is the car there? (at the place where you are)
- As chaves estão aí. = The keys are there. (on that table near you)
- As chaves estão ali. = The keys are there. (on that table not so far, away from both of us)
- As chaves estão lá. = The keys are over there. (the table is far)
- Vou para ali. = I will go there. (not far place away from us)
- Vou para aí. = I will go to where you are.
- Vou para lá. = I will go to that far place.
Go back to the Portuguese Help Index: viewtopic.php?t=1829