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assim

"assim" means "this way" in Portuguese. It is number 96 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

this way; like this; thus

IPA

/aˈsĩ/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• É assim.
  That's the way it is.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Como assim?
  What do you mean?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Foi assim.
  It was like that.
  Tatoeba: iart61 / CM

Learned together

In the course, "assim" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• então then
• onde where
• mesmo same
• nunca never
• ainda still, yet
• também too
• favor favor
• depois later
• tão so

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