aí
Portuguese, noun
aí is spelled A-Í (2 letters) and appears 437 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 213th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aí is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “sloth (any animal in the suborder Folivora)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, ai is a different word: “ouch (expression of physical pain)”. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que preguiça (mamífero)”.
What does aí mean in English?
adverb
- 1
there (close to the second person (you))
O livro está aí, ao seu lado.
- 2
towards the second person
Irei aí.
- 3
then (soon afterwards)
O telhado caiu, aí reconstruíram a casa.
- 4
in this case; in this situation; this way
O livro pode ser queimado. Aí não tem como restaurá-lo.
interjection
- 1
yeah! (expressing joy, celebration, glee, etc.)
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininesloth (any animal in the suborder Folivora)
interjection
- 1
ouch (expression of physical pain)
- 2
oh (expression of concern)
suffix
- 1
forms the 2ⁿᵈ-person plural affirmative imperative of 1ˢᵗ conjugation verbs; appended to the stem
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
abbreviation: 1. Amnesty International 2. ato institucional
interjection: 1. expressa dor física ou sentimental 2. expressa desespero
adverb: 1. nesse lugar (em posição próxima à pessoa a quem se fala) 2. nesse lugar (em posição próxima à pessoa que fala) 3. no mundo 4. nessa matéria
noun: 1. o mesmo que preguiça (mamífero)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aí
- ahi alternative
- ahy alternative obsolete
- aí! canonical
- aís plural
- aígue alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to aí
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aí in Portuguese?
aí appears 437 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).