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sei lá

🇧🇷 Portuguese slang from Brazil

What does “sei lá” mean?

dunno, whatever

Example

“Sei lá, cara, decide você.”
I dunno, man, you decide.

Who you can say it to

Fine with anyone

☕ Everyday

The textbook way to say it: Não sei.

Heard in a conversation

Phone lost on the bus

Bia Só na catraca de saída, véi. Fui pagar e... nada no bolso.
Only at the exit turnstile, man. I went to pay and... nothing in my pocket.
Thiago Sei lá, liga do meu. Papo reto: se tocar, alguém atende.
Dunno, call it from mine. Straight talk: if it rings, someone will pick up.
Bia Tá chamando... Alô? Moço, esse celular é meu! Nem a pau que eu acredito!
It's ringing... Hello? Sir, that phone is mine! No way, I can't believe it!

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