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nem tchum

Portuguese, adverb/ˈnẽj̃ ˈt͡ʃũ/

nem tchum is a Portuguese adverb meaning “expresses that someone couldn't care less about what was just said” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does nem tchum mean in English?

adverb

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    Brazilcolloquialexpresses that someone couldn't care less about what was just said

    Eu disse pra ela o que eu estava sentindo e ela nem tchum.

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. não esboçar reação alguma, não esboçar ou demonstrar interesse, mostrar-se indiferente para com algo ou alguém

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.

How do you pronounce nem tchum?

  • Brazil /ˈnẽj̃ ˈt͡ʃũ/
  • Brazil [ˈnẽɪ̯̃ ˈt͡ʃũ]

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