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Interesting. In (Brazilian) Portuguese, "isso" and "isso aí" ("this", "this there") is used to confirm or agree with something, so it seems the expression survi

Interesting. In (Brazilian) Portuguese, "isso" and "isso aí" ("this", "this there") is used to confirm or agree with something, so it seems the expression survived the times.

jacquesm 9y ago
Curious coincidence how that sounds like 'it's so' and 'itsso, eh'!
- kaoD 9y ago
  > "isso aí" > 'itsso, eh' Trivia: notice 'isso aí' has an acute accent on í which indicates the syllable is stressed. Doesn't sound much like 'eh' https://translate.google.com/#pt/en/a%C3%AD https://translate.google.com/#pt/en/a%C3%AD similar to 'itsso ah-E'.
hessart 9y ago
Technically, “isso” translates to “that”, whereas “isto” translates to “this”. Good point, anyway.
- felipelemos 9y ago
  Both translate to 'this'. Isso is a coloquial form of isto. Aquilo translate to 'that'.
  - kaoD 9y ago
    That sounds similar to spanish' esto, eso, aquello so I guess their usage is similar? Esto (isto) = this (at hand's reach) Eso (isso) = that (close but out of reach) Aquello (aquilo) = that (far away) Isto and isso are both "close" but they're still different degrees of closeness. I would still translate 'eso' as 'that'. EDIT: But I guess you speak Brazilian Portuguese: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isto#Portuguese https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isto#Portuguese https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isso#Portuguese https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isso#Portuguese > isso: (demonstrative, informal, Brazil) this
    - felipelemos 9y ago
      Yes I speak brazilian portuguese. I think the usage is different from spanish, and probably 'isto' and 'aquilo' is the same for both in Brazil and Portugal, while 'isso' usage exists only in Brazil.
pera 9y ago
I always thought it was some kind of contraction of "isso e certo". The same expression also exist in Spanish.
- cryptonector 9y ago
  Same with the "this" reply that's so in vogue online in English: "this [is the correct answer]".

Interesting. In (Brazilian) Portuguese, "isso" and "isso aí" ("this", "this there") is used to confirm or agree with something, so it seems the expression survived the times.

jacquesm 9y ago

Curious coincidence how that sounds like 'it's so' and 'itsso, eh'!

kaoD 9y ago
> "isso aí" > 'itsso, eh' Trivia: notice 'isso aí' has an acute accent on í which indicates the syllable is stressed. Doesn't sound much like 'eh' https://translate.google.com/#pt/en/a%C3%AD https://translate.google.com/#pt/en/a%C3%AD similar to 'itsso ah-E'.

hessart 9y ago

Technically, “isso” translates to “that”, whereas “isto” translates to “this”. Good point, anyway.

felipelemos 9y ago
Both translate to 'this'. Isso is a coloquial form of isto. Aquilo translate to 'that'.
- kaoD 9y ago
  That sounds similar to spanish' esto, eso, aquello so I guess their usage is similar? Esto (isto) = this (at hand's reach) Eso (isso) = that (close but out of reach) Aquello (aquilo) = that (far away) Isto and isso are both "close" but they're still different degrees of closeness. I would still translate 'eso' as 'that'. EDIT: But I guess you speak Brazilian Portuguese: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isto#Portuguese https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isto#Portuguese https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isso#Portuguese https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/isso#Portuguese > isso: (demonstrative, informal, Brazil) this
  - felipelemos 9y ago
    Yes I speak brazilian portuguese. I think the usage is different from spanish, and probably 'isto' and 'aquilo' is the same for both in Brazil and Portugal, while 'isso' usage exists only in Brazil.

pera 9y ago

I always thought it was some kind of contraction of "isso e certo". The same expression also exist in Spanish.

cryptonector 9y ago
Same with the "this" reply that's so in vogue online in English: "this [is the correct answer]".