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então

"então" means "then" in Portuguese. It is number 61 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

then; then soon afterwards; after that

IPA

/ẽˈtɐ̃w̃/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• E então?
  Then what?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CM
• Então como vai ser?
  So what is it going to be?
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / VirtuOZ
• E então, como foi?
  So, what was it like?
  Tatoeba: bill / Hybrid

Learned together

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

• onde where
• mesmo same
• nunca never
• assim this way
• ainda still, yet
• também too
• favor favor
• depois later
• tão so

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