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Asking directions, you hear 'Não é nada longe.' What does 'nada longe' mean?

Not far at all

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  1. Very far
  2. Not far at all ✔
  3. Closed today

Why: Longe means far, and nada before it means not at all. Bem longe would mean very far.

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Answer: Not far at all. Longe means far, and nada before it means not at all. Bem longe would mean very far.

  1. FSI Brazilian Portuguese FAST, Volume 1 (Foreign Service Institute) fsi-language-courses-media.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/languages/Portuguese/FAST/Volume%201/FSI%20-%20Portuguese%20FAST%20-%20Volume%201.pdf
    Não, não é nada longe.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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