vá para o inferno!
The Portuguese phrase for "go to hell" is vá para o inferno! If unsure, use vá para o inferno! Wiktionary also lists vai para o inferno!
Meaning: interjection (verb)
Ways to say it
| Portuguese |
|---|
| vá para o inferno! |
| vai para o inferno! |
Other informal variations include Vá se lascar!, which translates to "Go screw yourself!" and Vá para o quinto dos infernos!, which literally means "Go to the fifth hell".
Which one should you use?
The form vá para o inferno! uses the imperative form associated with você, while vai para o inferno! uses the imperative of tu.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the form vá para o inferno!, vá is the imperative mood of the verb ir used for the third-person singular (você).
Did you know?
- The phrase vá para o quinto dos infernos! suggests a destination even more remote and desolate than the standard 'hell' by sending the person to the 'fifth hell'.
- While 'inferno' refers to the theological place of punishment, the expression Vá se lascar! replaces the concept of hell with the idea of 'splitting' or 'breaking' oneself, similar to 'go get wrecked'.
- In some regions, people might say vá para aquele lugar to avoid saying the word inferno while still implying the same destination.
Examples in context
- Vá para o inferno!Go to hell!This example shows how to use vá para o inferno!Tatoeba #1150617 by tulio, translation #607840 by Eldad
- Vá para o inferno! Eu não te ouço mais.Go to hell! I am not listening to you anymore.
Example conversation
Lucas and Beatriz are having a very heated argument.
- LucasVocê sempre estraga tudo, Beatriz!You always ruin everything, Beatriz!
- BeatrizNão diga isso para mim!Don't say that to me!
- LucasVá para o inferno!Go to hell!
- BeatrizEu não acredito que você disse isso.I can't believe you said that.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “go to hell” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
