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How to Say ‘And every time you go out, the world gets distracted’ in Portuguese

E toda vez que você sai, o mundo se distrai

💬 Usage Tip: Here, 'sai' is a present tense form of 'sair', meaning 'to go out'.

🇵🇹 In Portugal: Captures the sentiment of personal influence on one's surroundings—a poetic view many Portuguese hold.

Phrase Breakdown

E toda vez que você sai

O mundo se distrai

Word-by-Word Breakdown

E

[ee]

And

Used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences.

Example

E toda vez que você sai, perco-me.

And every time you leave, I lose myself.

toda

[TOH-dah]

every

Used to refer to all the members of a group of things or people.

Example

Toda noite, sonhamos juntos.

Every night, we dream together.

vez

[vehz]

time

Refers to a point when something occurs or is scheduled.

Example

A vez que você falou comigo.

The time you spoke with me.

que

[kee]

that

Used to introduce a subordinate clause.

Example

Que maravilha!

What a marvel!

você

[voh-SEH]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Você e eu, juntos.

You and I, together.

sai

[sah-ee]

leave

Go away from someone or something.

Example

Quando você sai, o espaço vazio permanece.

When you leave, the empty space remains.

o

[oo]

the

Definite article used to refer to a particular thing.

Example

O momento está chegando.

The moment is coming.

mundo

[MOON-doo]

world

The earth, together with all of its countries and peoples.

Example

O mundo espera.

The world waits.

se

[see]

itself

Reflexive pronoun used for emphasis or to reflect action.

Example

A natureza se restaura.

Nature restores itself.

distrai

[dees-TRY]

distracts

To divert attention from something.

Example

A música me distrai.

The music distracts me.

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