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já sei

Portuguese, interjection/ˈʒa ˈsej/

já sei is a Portuguese interjection meaning “I know, eureka (assertion that speaker has answer or idea)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does já sei mean in English?

interjection

  1. 1

    I know, eureka (assertion that speaker has answer or idea)

  2. 2

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see já, sei.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of já sei

  • já sei ! canonical

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce já sei?

  • Brazil /ˈʒa ˈsej/
  • Brazil [ˈʒa ˈseɪ̯]
  • Portugal /ˈʒa ˈsɐj/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.