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ei

"ei" means "hey" in Portuguese. It is number 376 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

hey

IPA

/ˈej/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Ei, você.
  Hey, you.
  Tatoeba: eclair / AlanF_US
• Ei, sou eu.
  Hey, it's me.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / bilginhalil
• Ei, não vá!
  Hey, don't go.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CK

Learned together

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

• difícil difficult, hard, unlikely
• último final
• único unique
• importante important
• perto close, closely, next
• realmente truly, really, actually
• ontem yesterday
• logo soon

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