tá ligado?

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tlgd (Internet slang)

Etymology

Literally, “are you aware?”. From ligado in the slang sense of "attentive".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta liˈɡa.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta liˈɡa.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈta liˈɡa.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈta liˈɡa.du/ [ˈta liˈɣa.ðu]

Interjection

tá ligado?

1. (Brazil, slang) you know? (rhetorical question to confirm agreement or understanding at the end of a statement)

   Eu gosto muito daqui, tá ligado?

   I like here a lot, you know?

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tá,‎ ligado.