Wendung · 👋 Greetings & goodbyes
Bom dia, dona Lúcia! Como vai a senhora?
Good morning, Mrs Lúcia! How are you?
A1greeting someone formallyformellAudio · bald verfügbar
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BomAdjektivgoodmask. · Sg.diaNomendaymask. · Sg.,dona1NomenMrs. (respectful)fem. · Sg.LúciaNomenLúcia!Como2Adverbhowvai3Verbgoes, are (you) doingir · Präsens · 3. Pers. Sg.a4Begleitertheo · fem. · Sg. · bestimmtsenhora4Nomenyou (to a woman, polite)senhor · fem. · Sg.?
- Bom → dia: agrees (m.)
- dona → Lúcia: title + first name
- vai → senhora: 3sg with a senhora
- a → senhora: agrees (f.)
Wörtlich: “Good day, lady Lúcia! How goes the lady?”
Warum sie so gebaut ist
Die Hinweise passen zu den Nummern oben.
- 1dona + first name is a warm, respectful way to address an older woman; for a man, seu.
- 2Como vai? = how are you? A little more polite than tudo bem? Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
- 3vai comes from ir (irregular): literally "how goes…?" Core irregular verbs in the present →
- 4a senhora = polite "you" to a woman (o senhor to a man). It takes the 3sg verb. Subject pronouns & the spoken person system →
Varianten
- Bom dia, seu Antônio! Como vai o senhor?
- Bom dia, dona Lúcia! Tudo bem com a senhora?