This is the 2961st most frequent Portuguese word.
papai
Dad.
In this sentence, 'papai' is used as a term of endearment and informal reference to 'father', commonly employed in Brazilian Portuguese by children or in family settings.
Papai está lendo um livro na sala.
Dad is reading a book in the living room.
Here, 'papai' conveys a possessive relationship, highlighting the speaker's familial connection, further emphasized by the possessive pronoun 'meu'.
Meu papai disse que vamos ao parque amanhã.
My dad said that we are going to the park tomorrow.
In this case, 'papai' references the father of another individual, demonstrating the relational usage of the term in addressing family members of third parties.