E aí?

[ee ah-EE]

interjection/phrase

What's up? / How's it going? / What about it?

1. Casual greeting used to ask someone how they are or what they're doing

Hey man, what's up?

E aí, cara, tudo bem?

2. Expression used to ask for clarification or continuation of a topic

And then what? / So what happened?

E aí, o que aconteceu depois?

3. Casual acknowledgment or greeting between friends

What's going on?

E aí, tudo certo?

NYC Slang

Yo, what's good? / What's poppin'?

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

E aí?

Most common casual greeting across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

E aí, bolado?

More emphatic variation common in Rio

São Paulo

E aí?

Standard usage, very common in urban areas

Portugal

E então?

Portuguese prefer 'E então?' or 'Como vai?'

E aí, beleza?

E aí, tudo bem?

E aí, meu irmão?

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