Estou com fome
neutral, Brazil
In Brazilian Portuguese you say Estou com fome, literally "I am with hunger". Friends often say Tô morrendo de fome, meaning "I am starving", and faminto is a formal word for "starving".
Meaning: wanting food (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Portuguese | Note |
|---|---|
| Estou com fome | neutral, Brazil |
| faminto | formal |
| Tô morrendo de fome | casual, Brazil |
Is it said differently in some regions?
Tô is the everyday spoken short form of estou in Brazil. It is common in speech and in casual texts but not in formal writing.
How does it change in a sentence?
Portuguese uses ter fome or estar com fome, with the noun fome. The word faminto is an adjective, but people rarely use it for a normal meal.
Did you know?
- Fome is feminine, but the adjective faminto changes for a woman to faminta.
Examples in context
- Estou com fome, vamos almoçar?I am hungry, shall we have lunch?
- As crianças estão com fome.The children are hungry.
Example conversation
Léo and his friend Duda leave the cinema late in the evening.
- LéoVocê está com fome?Are you hungry?
- DudaTô morrendo de fome!I am starving!
- LéoEntão vamos comer uma pizza.Then let us have a pizza.
