How do you say 'what' in Portuguese?

Answer 1

The Portuguese equivalent of the English word 'what' is the following: qual; o que; que; or que coisa. The Portuguese pronunciation is the following: kwow; oo kee; kee; and kee COY-suh. The word-by-word translations are the following: 'qual' means 'what' or 'which''; 'o' 'the' ; 'que' 'what', in its use as a question word; 'coisa' 'thing'. Examples of their use are the following: 'Que importa?' means 'What does it matter?' 'O que queres comer' means 'What do you want to eat?' 'Que coisa esquisita!' means 'What a strange thing!' And 'Qual carro voce dirige para o trabalho?' may mean 'What car do you drive to work?' or 'Which car [of the more than one that you or your family owns] do you drive to work?'

Answer 2

'What' in Portuguese is 'o que'.