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How to Say ‘I’m starving’ Like a Brazilian

How to Say ‘I’m starving’ Like a Brazilian

posted on November 3, 2015

How to Say I’m starving Like a Brazilian

It is almost dinner time and I was here thinking about a cool post for tomorrow. Then my stomach talked to me and inspired me to write this short lesson.

You will learn 5 different ways to say that you are hungry or starving, including a very nice colloquial expression that will make you sound very Brazilian. 

You can say:

  1. Estou com fome. = I am hungry.
  2. Estou faminta/o. = I am starving.
  3. Estou esfomiada/o. = I am starving.
  4. Estou morrendo de fome. = I am starving.

Literally number 4 translates as: I am dying of hunger

Verde de fome

And here is the cool colloquial expression that came to my mind when my stomach growled:

  • Estou verde de fome. = I am starving.

Literally it translates as: I am green of hunger.

Remember to Conjugate the Verb Estar

To use any of the expressions above to address other people, simply conjugate the verb Estar. For example:

  • Vocês estão com fome? = Are you guys hungry?

Colloquial expressions allow you to express yourself clearly and say exactly what you want to say in a natural way.

Check out my book 51 Portuguese Idioms – Speak Like a Brazilian to learn 51 Brazilian Portuguese colloquial expressions that will be useful in personal and professional situations.

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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. Carla Mayara

    June 20, 2018 at 4:17 pm

    I came here because I was looking for some English expression to this phrase “Verde de fome” and I found out this blog. Wow! I’ve never found a place to teaching Portuguese to foreigners like that! Congrats. I loved it!

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    • Luciana Lage

      June 20, 2018 at 4:39 pm

      Obrigada 🙂

      Reply
  2. Clay Hamm

    April 18, 2016 at 11:11 am

    Years ago I heard someone say “eu tenho uma fome canina”.

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    • Luciana Lage

      April 18, 2016 at 1:28 pm

      Yes, that is another way to say that you are starving 🙂

      Reply
  3. Kaio Siqueira

    November 3, 2015 at 11:43 am

    Hey guys, very nice article about Brazil and Portuguese! I love your website! But I just would like to make a comment about an expression: “Estou esfamiada/o”, I’ve never heard no one say it this way, I’m a native Brazilian, and I’ve lived in Brazil for 19 years now, and people say it like “esfomeado”, like deriving from “fome” = hunger… Maybe it’s just an regionalization (Brazil’s way too big and full of different cultures) but maybe I could help you guys a little bit 🙂
    Thank you all 😀

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      November 3, 2015 at 1:52 pm

      Oh, oops, it was a typo. Erro de digitação básico. Thank you for pointing that out!

      Reply

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