era uma vez

Portuguese

Etymology

Compare Spanish érase una vez.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(j)s/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(j)ʃ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈũ.mɐ ˈve(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾa ˈu.ma ˈve(j)s/ [ˈɛ.ɾa ˈu.ma ˈve(ɪ̯)s]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈu.mɐ ˈveʃ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈu.mɐ ˈbeʃ/ [ˈɛ.ɾɐ ˈu.mɐ ˈβeʃ]

Adverb

era uma vez (not comparable)

(used at the beginnings of fairytales) once upon a time

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