meu mundo
/mew ˈmũ.du/word by word
The Portuguese phrase for "my world" is meu mundo.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the possessive adjective meu (my) and the noun mundo (world).
How does it change in a sentence?
In Portuguese, it is very common and natural to include the definite article o before the possessive, resulting in o meu mundo. Because mundo is a masculine noun, you must use the masculine form meu mundo. Using the feminine minha would be grammatically incorrect.
Did you know?
- The Latin root of mundo meant 'clean' or 'neat' before it came to mean 'world'. This reflects an ancient philosophical view of the cosmos as an ordered and harmonious system.
- In Brazil, people often use the expression meu mundo caiu (my world fell) to describe a sudden emotional shock or a devastating disappointment.
- The word mundo shares the same Latin root as the English word 'mundane'. While 'mundane' now means boring or ordinary, it originally referred to everything belonging to the 'world'.
Examples in context
- O meu mundo é você!My world is you!Tatoeba #5613490 by Ricardo14, translation #5614550 by carlosalberto
- Você é o meu mundo!You're my world.Tatoeba #9735247 by Ricardo14, translation #9735243 by Ricardo14
- Bem-vindo ao meu mundo.Welcome to my world.Tatoeba #12548879 by laetitiamg, translation #8078716 by Hybrid
- 3 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Juliana and Rodrigo are talking about their new home and life together.
- JulianaEste lugar é o meu mundo agora.This place is my world now.
- RodrigoEu fico feliz em construir o meu mundo com você.I am happy to build my world with you.
- JulianaVocê faz o meu mundo mais colorido.You make my world more colorful.
- RodrigoE você é o meu mundo, Juliana.And you are my world, Juliana.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (meu, mundo) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries meu, mundo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
