"Eu preciso disso."

Translation: I need that.

[erudis]

Just be aware that in Brazil, we use isso/esse/essa instead of isto/este/esta A LOT in everyday speech. Since English doesn't have a third demonstrative pronoun, things can get a bit confusing. Depending on the context, you could translate it as either this or that.

[Duomail]

Currently "this" is not accepted. :-(

[deactivated user]

DL accepted it as correct in my answer. I agree with erudis that isso/esse/essa is very common in everyday speech.

[margaritaguese]

disso is that, so what is this again? sorry I forgot...

[Paulenrique]

• this = este (masc) esta (fem) isto (neutral)
• that = esse/aquele (masc), essa/aquela (fem), isso/aquilo (neutral).

preposition + demonstrative pronouns:

• of this= deste, desta, disto
• of that = desse, daquele, dessa, daquela, disso, daquilo.
• in/on/at + this = nesta, nesta, nisto
• in/on/at that = nesse, naquele, nessa, naquela, nisso, naquilo.

[HupOranje2006]

Muito obrigado! I wish I could copy/paste or bookmark your thorough explanation for future reference. (Learning Portuguese in order to stay alive at the World Cup this summer! :-)

[Paulenrique]

good.. but you don't have much time left... :-)

[HupOranje2006]

Sim, Eu sei! Eu sei! 8{

[margaritaguese]

ok so the other form of disso would be disto

[Paulenrique]

Of this = disto / of that = disso. 'Disso' is more frequently used ;)

[Tauno1]

Thank you very very much for the effort to list all that for us. I wrote all this in my notebook. Looking forward to understanding better the use of the prepositions.

[awesomebajas]

Is this common in european portuguese?

[AaronRose2]

Is it just me or are they really cracking down on typos?

[deactivated user]

It usually happens on the last or the second-to-last question. It can't be a coincidence.

[LenaWV]

When means disso that and when means disso this? I do not understand the difference.

[luckylinguist]

"I need that thing" not accepted. Should it be?