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[ARCHIVE] Aqui - Ali - Aí - Lá

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EranBarLev
Israel

[ARCHIVE] Aqui - Ali - Aí - Lá

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Original post by Danmoller | Archived post

  1. Aqui = here. The place where the speaker is. (Another option is "cá").
  2. Ali = Some near place that is away from the speaker and from the listener.
  3. Aí = The place where the listener is.
  4. 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 . = 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 ? = Is the car there? (at the place where you are)
  • As chaves estão . = 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 . = The keys are over there. (the table is far)
  • Vou para ali. = I will go there. (not far place away from us)
  • Vou para . = I will go to where you are.
  • Vou para . = I will go to that far place.

Go back to the Portuguese Help Index: viewtopic.php?t=1829

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Explorer
Portugal

Re: [ARCHIVE] Aqui - Ali - Aí - Lá

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It's very similar to Spanish (aquí, ahí, allí, allá). Two for the price of one! :D

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