Portuguese Phrase
Já terminamos a fase 1.
Meaning
The speakers are announcing that the first stage of a project or activity has already been completed. The use of já adds a sense of immediacy, as if the speaker wants to move on to the next step.
When to use
Use this sentence in meetings, status reports, or casual conversations when you want to inform teammates or a client that the first milestone is done and you’re ready to proceed.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Játerminamosafase1.
Já (already)
An adverb placed at the beginning of the sentence to stress that something has happened earlier than expected.
terminamos (we finish)
First‑person plural present indicative of terminar; with já it conveys a completed action in the recent past.
a (definite article)
Feminine singular article that agrees with the noun fase.
fase (phase)
A feminine noun meaning a stage or step in a process.
Numeral 1
In spoken Portuguese the number is usually said as ‘um’, but in informal writing the digit ‘1’ is common.
🗨In Conversation
Já terminamos a fase 1.
We have already finished phase 1.
Ótimo! Vamos começar a fase 2 então.
Great! Let’s start phase 2 then.
✕Common Mistakes
Já terminamos a fase um.
When the numeral follows the noun, it is usually written as a digit (1) or said as ‘um’; mixing the spoken form with the digit can sound odd.
Terminamos já a fase 1.
Já normally comes before the verb; placing it after the verb sounds unnatural.
Já terminamos fase 1.
The definite article ‘a’ is required because fase is a specific, known stage.
↔Alternatives
Já concluímos a fase 1.
We have already concluded phase 1.
A fase 1 já está terminada.
Phase 1 is already finished.
Já finalizamos a fase 1.
We have already finalized phase 1.
Cultural Tip
In Brazilian Portuguese, já is frequently used to stress that something is done earlier than expected. Terminamos and concluímos are interchangeable in most contexts, but terminamos sounds a bit more informal. When speaking, you would usually say ‘um’ instead of the digit ‘1’, but the numeral is perfectly acceptable in written updates, especially in tech or business environments.