e aí

See also: eai and EAI

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• eaí, iaí, iaê (pronunciation spellings)

Etymology

Literally, “and there?”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i aˈi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i aˈi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e aˈi/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i ɐˈi/

Interjection

e aí?

1. (informal) hi; what's up (a greeting)

   Synonym: fala aí

   E aí? Tudo bem?

   What's up? How you doin'?

2. what's next? (asking what is the next step or the next thing that follows)

   OK, conseguimos o empréstimo; e aí?

   OK, we've got the loan; what's next?

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see e,‎ aí.

   Aqui está muito calor. E aí?

   It's too hot here. What about there?

Adverb

e aí (not comparable)

1. (informal) then (soon afterward)

   Synonyms: aí, então, e então

   Comi meu café, e aí saí de casa. ― I ate my breakfast, then I left home.