Claro in Portuguese

Hello guys! Welcome to one more Dica! On today’s class we will teach you the meaning of the expression Claro in Portuguese!

The word Claro can be used in different contexts. Take a look at the explanations bellow:

The first one is used as the opposite of dark. For example: light blue = azul claro, light clothes = roupas claras.

Luana: Nossa! O céu tá bem claro hoje!
Moisés: É, mas eu vi no jornal que mais tarde vai ficar escuro. Vai chover pra caramba!

Luana: Uow! The sky is really bright today!
Moisés: Yeah, but I saw on the newspaper that it will get darker later. It’s going to rain a lot!

Claro is used when we want to say that someone explained something perfectly.

Igor: Pessoal, vocês entenderam a matéria?
Alunos: Sim, a explicação foi bem clara!

Igor: Guys, did you understand the subject?
Students: Yes, the explanation was very clear!

Adel: Vamos para a RioLIVE! hoje, Angela?
Angela: Claro! Hoje tem tour no Centro!

Adel: Shall we go to the RioLIVE today, Angela?
Angela: Sure! Today is the tour to downtown!

Moisés: Luana, esse copo de café é seu?
Luana: Claro que não, Moisés! Eu odeio café!

Moisés: Luana, is this your cup of coffee?
Luana: Of course not! I hate coffee!

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Kisses and hugs from Rio.