Portuguese · 17 phrases

Frustration & Despair

Traffic, bureaucracy, rent, a wi-fi that quits. The everyday sighs ("que saco," "aff," "putz") and the real blow-ups ("puta merda," "foda-se"), plus the national shrug of resignation, "tá foda." When life is hard, Brazilians name it — coarsely and out loud.

Aff! AHF Ugh! / Oh please / Give me a break Chato SHAH-too Annoying / boring / a pain Droga! DROH-gah Darn! / Damn it! Putz! POOTS Darn! / Ugh! / Oh no! Que inferno! keh een-FEHR-noo What a nightmare! / For crying out loud! Que saco! keh SAH-koo What a drag! / So annoying! / Ugh!

Que sacanagem! sah-kah-NAH-zhang That's so unfair! / What a low blow! De saco cheio jee SAH-koo SHAY-oo Fed up / sick and tired Escroto es-KROH-too Scummy / disgusting / a real asshole Que foda! keh FOH-dah Badass! / Awesome! — OR 'that's rough' (context flips it) Juiz ladrão! zhoo-EES lah-DROWN The ref's a crook! / You're robbing us, ref! Porra nenhuma! POH-hah neh-NYOO-mah Bullshit! / Like hell! / Not a damn thing Pra caralho prah kah-RAH-lyoo As hell / a shitload / extremely Puta merda! POO-tah MEHR-dah Holy shit! / Goddammit! Tá foda tah FOH-dah It's rough / this is screwed / things are hard Foda-se! FOH-dah-see Fuck it! / Who cares! / Whatever! Vai tomar no cu! vye toh-MAR noo KOO Go fuck yourself! / Fuck off! / Screw you!