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What the heck is "eis" in Portuguese? Is this like "ecco" in Italian? I seem to see this written down but never said, unless I've missed it. How do I use it properly?

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"Eis" has the same meaning as "aqui está (estão)", "lá está (estão)", "veja", "perceba", "olhe". It is a word of uncertain origin, and the grammars don't agree in one classification, but most of them say it's an adverb. "Eis" tem o mesmo significado que "aqui está (estão)", "lá está (estão)", "veja", "perceba", "olhe". É uma palavra de origem certa, e que as gramáticas variam muito quanto a sua classificação, mas a maioria concorda em dizer que é um advérbio. examples: Eis a questão. Eis que, inesperadamente, o cantor chegou. Eis o prêmio que tanto esperava. Quanto às últimas novas, ei-las aqui minuciadas About the "ecco" I have no idea, sorry! I hope you get it! If you need help, you can ask me!
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Whoops! Sorry, there's a bit of an "ecco" in here.... ba-dum tish!
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I said it to m'wife when I presented her with her coffee this morning and she laughed because it seemed like a fancy, showy way of saying "here it s", and a bit OTT for the Ocado own-brand stuff I was offering, rather like I'd said "Voilà!" in French. I don't know if that helps at all, but FWIW...
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I said it to m'wife when I presented her with her coffee this morning and she laughed because it seemed like a fancy, showy way of saying "here it s", and a bit OTT for the Ocado own-brand stuff I was offering, rather like I'd said "Voilà!" in French. I don't know if that helps at all, but FWIW...
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Yes, "ECCO" can be used as "EIS", but "ECCO" can also be used as an interjection to express an order, an emotion, a sensation or appeal.

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