This in Portuguese 🇧🇷

in English	in Portuguese	S
this	esse

How to say “this” in Portuguese? “Esse”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “esse” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on this in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “This”

Portuguese sentence with “esse”	English translation for esse	S
Se você olhar para esse lado.	If you look, at that side.
Karen tem usado esse perfume	Karen has used that perfume
esse presente é para você.	this gift is for you
esse dinheiro é para mim?	Is this money for me?
esse sanduiche é seu	this sandwich is yours
esse carro está sujo	this car is dirty
esse telefone é novo.	That cellphone is new.
esse gato é meu	this cat is mine
esse é meu namorado	That is my boyfriend
esse trabalho era horrível	That job was horrible
Ninguém quer sair esse fim de semana.	Nobody wants to go out this weekend.
esse talvez não tenha sido um bom dia para ele.	this may not have been a good day for him.
Foi um erro ter esse comportamento.	It was wrong that you had that behavior.
Não posso abrir a janela esse é o problema.	I can’t open the window that is the problem.
Gostaria que tivéssemos viajado para a França esse ano.	I wish we had traveled to France this year.
Eu li esse mês para eles.	I read it to them this month.

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Tips to remember "esse":
• Imagine pointing at something that your friend is holding and saying, “Hey, esse (this guy/thing) is awesome!” This association ties the word to a familiar, concrete situation.
• Notice the similar “s” sound in "this" and "esse" to recall that both point to something nearby (at least to the listener).

Explanations:
• "Esse" is a masculine singular demonstrative pronoun in Portuguese. It’s used to refer to an object, person, or idea that is relatively near the person being spoken to or has already been mentioned.
• It is part of a trio of demonstratives: "este" (for something closer to the speaker), "esse" (closer to the listener or already known), and "aquele" (for something distant from both).

Other words that mean the same thing:
• Depending on context, "este" (masculine singular) can serve a similar purpose when the object is near the speaker.
• "Isto" is used as a neuter form when referring to something abstract or unspecified, while "esse" specifically denotes a masculine noun.

Alternate meanings (including slang):
• In informal Brazilian Portuguese, "esse" can be used as a filler or way to casually refer to someone. For example, saying "Esse, liga pra mim depois" is like saying “Hey man, call me later.”
• The tone and context matter—when used this way, it’s an informal address rather than a strict demonstrative.

Examples of sentences:
• "Esse livro é muito interessante."
Translation: "This book is very interesting."
• "Você viu esse carro?"
Translation: "Did you see this car?"
• "Esse é o amigo de quem eu te falei."
Translation: "This is the friend I told you about."

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