Exclamatives: Que + Adjective/Noun
European Portuguese forms exclamations with que + noun or adjective, often with tão (so) for intensification. The structure is simple and very frequent in everyday speech.
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European Portuguese Grammar Guide
The most common exclamative structure is que + noun or adjective, sometimes expanded with tão (so/such a) for intensification.
Que bonito!
How beautiful! / What a beauty!
Que dia tão bom!
What a lovely day!
Que saudades!
How I've missed this! / I miss it so much!
Saudades is a culturally charged EP word.
Que susto me deste!
What a fright you gave me!
Que saudades, que pena (what a shame), and que sorte (what luck) are extremely common EP exclamatives. Learn them as fixed expressions.
Como + verb is used for exclamatives about manner or degree: "Como ela canta bem!" (How well she sings!)
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Que vista tão linda! Que sorte temos de viver numa cidade assim!
What a beautiful view! How lucky we are to live in a city like this!