qual é

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• qualé

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwaw ˈɛ/ [ˈkwaʊ̯ ˈɛ], /kwaˈlɛ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwal ˈɛ/ [ˈkwaɫ ˈɛ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwal ˈɛ/ [ˈkwaɫ ˈɛ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwa.li ˈɛ/

Interjection

qual é?

1. (Brazil) no way (implies the speaker is astonished and/or does not believe something said)
2. (Brazil, informal) What's the matter? What's the problem? What's wrong?
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see qual,‎ é.