em in Portuguese: in, on, at (preposition)

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Translation

in, on, at

Examples

Moro Salvador.

I live in Salvador.

Coloquei dinheiro mesa.

I put the money on the table.

chega dez minutos.

He arrives in ten minutes.

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This word is part of lesson 1.