Neymar
Neymar is the name of a famous Brazilian professional football player in Portuguese.
Did you know?
- In Brazilian Portuguese, the phrase fazendo um Neymar literally means 'doing a Neymar' and is used to describe someone who exaggerates a fall or fakes an injury.
- Fans in Brazil often use the phrase O Neymar with the definite article O (meaning 'the') to elevate him to a legendary status, similar to how 'The' is used for icons.
- The name Neymar follows a phonetic pattern common in Brazilian Portuguese where the final 'r' is often softly aspirated or almost silent in certain regional dialects, sounding more like 'Neyma'.
Examples in context
- Neymar é brasileiro.Neymar is Brazilian.This sentence is useful for stating that Neymar is Brazilian.Tatoeba #6672710 by Ricardo14, translation #6672709 by Ricardo14
- Em se falando em futebol, Neymar é a bola da vez.Talking of soccer, Neymar is the player of the moment.This sentence is useful for describing Neymar as the player of the moment in the context of football.Tatoeba #1043245 by alexmarcelo, translation #2515151 by Dejo
- Ney fez um golaço na partida de ontem!Ney scored a great goal in yesterday's match!
- Eu vi o Neymar jogar ontem.I saw Neymar play yesterday.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a football match on TV.
- MarianaOlha aquele lance do Neymar!Look at that move by Neymar!
- LucasEle é realmente muito habilidoso.He is really very skillful.
- MarianaConcordo, o Neymar decide o jogo.I agree, Neymar decides the game.
- LucasSim, ele é um craque.Yes, he is a star.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
