here

[/hɪr/]

adverb

aqui

1. in, at, or to this place or location

I am here waiting for you.

Estou aqui esperando por você.

2. at this point in time; now

Here is where the story changes.

Aqui é onde a história muda.

3. used to attract attention or introduce something

Here comes the bus!

Aqui vem o ônibus!

4. in the present life or situation

Life here is peaceful.

A vida aqui é pacífica.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

aqui

most common usage

Rio de Janeiro

aqui

standard usage, sometimes emphatic 'aqui mesmo'

São Paulo

aqui

standard usage

Portugal

aqui

standard usage, may use 'cá' in some contexts

here and there

here today, gone tomorrow

here goes nothing

neither here nor there

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