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Funny Phrases in Portuguese Trivia Quiz

This quiz contains some funny phrases in Portuguese and a few 'regular' words. The questions in this quiz are relevant to Brazilian Portuguese, even if Portuguese from Portugal is quite similar anyway. Accents are not included.

A multiple-choice quiz by CatzRCool1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
CatzRCool1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,195

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
1847

Last 3 plays: Richard27 (9/10), Guest 80 (9/10), Guest 195 (8/10).

This quiz has 2 formats: you can play it as a or as shown below.
Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.

1. If someone tells you "seu carro esta pulando", what do they mean? Hint

My wig is talking.

Their box is missing.

Your shoe is choking.

Your car is bouncing.

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2. If someone gave you "armario cheio de luzes", what would you get? Hint

Closet full of light.

Chair on the bike.

Basket encased in wood.

Book in a lake.

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3. If "seu gato est� com sapatos", what exactly does it mean? Hint

Your cat is without shoes.

Your cat is on top of shoes.

Your cat has shoes on.

Your cat is holding shoes.

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4. "Seu barco est� desenhando chap�us" means what? Hint

Your mouse is drawing a wall.

Your mice are drawing walls.

Your boat is drawing hats.

Your wall is drawing mice.

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5. What does "You've got ants in your pants" mean in Portuguese? Hint

Tem formigas em suas cuecas.

Tem forgitas em suas cuecas.

Tem formigas em suas calcas.

Tem forgitas em suas calcas.

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6. From now on, a few regular words. What does "vinho" mean?

Answer: (One Word)

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7. What does the Portuguese word "canudo" mean? Hint

can

variation

container

tube

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8. When you say "faca" in Portuguese, what do you mean? Hint

freak

stencil

provoke

knife

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9. What is the Portuguese word for the animal called a "pig" in English? Hint

por

porcada

porco/a

porquetta

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10. The word "bisav�" means what? Hint

grandmother

mother

great grandmother

step mother

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. If someone tells you "seu carro esta pulando", what do they mean?

Answer: Your car is bouncing.

If your car is bouncing, watch out because either it is possessed or it has some defect. The Portuguese word "carro" is similar to the English "car". Both originate from Latin "carra" (pl. of "carrus").

2. If someone gave you "armario cheio de luzes", what would you get?

Answer: Closet full of light.

"Armario cheio de luzes" isn't something you would regularly hear on the streets. You can't have a closet full of light, unless you have plenty of light bulbs in there ;).

3. If "seu gato est� com sapatos", what exactly does it mean?

Answer: Your cat has shoes on.

"Your cat is holding shoes" would be "Seu gato est� segurando sapatos". "Your cat is on top of shoes" would be "Seu gato est� em cima de sapatos". "Your cat is without shoes" would be "Seu gato est� sem sapatos."

4. "Seu barco est� desenhando chap�us" means what?

Answer: Your boat is drawing hats.

Your boat is drawing hats. If your boat is drawing hats, then you've got a problem. The word "chap�us" is one of the most frequently misspelled words in the Portuguese language (usually with an "l" at the end).

5. What does "You've got ants in your pants" mean in Portuguese?

Answer: Tem formigas em suas calcas.

"Forgitas" is made up. "Cuecas" means underwear, rather than pants.

6. From now on, a few regular words. What does "vinho" mean?

Answer: wine

"Vinho" means wine. There are a few similar words in Portuguese, which have completely different meaning, for instance "vino" that means sausage, and "venho" that means "I am coming" or "I am going".

7. What does the Portuguese word "canudo" mean?

Answer: tube

"Canudo" means tube, or any long hollow device used for transporting liquid.

8. When you say "faca" in Portuguese, what do you mean?

Answer: knife

The Portuguese word for knife is "faca". The names of other utensils: "garfo" - fork, and "colher" - spoon.

9. What is the Portuguese word for the animal called a "pig" in English?

Answer: porco/a

"Porco/a" is of the same origin as the English noun "pork". It can also be used as an insult. "Porcada" is a party or an event where pork is being served. "Porquetta" and "por" don't exist in Portuguese.

10. The word "bisav�" means what?

Answer: great grandmother

"Bisav�" can actually mean both great grandmother and great grandfather, depending on what accent you put over the "o". If you put "^", it means great grandfather. Spelled "bisav�" it means great grandmother.

Source: Author CatzRCool1

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