Phrase · 👋 Greetings & goodbyes
Bom dia, dona Lúcia! Como vai a senhora?
Good morning, Mrs Lúcia! How are you?
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Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Bomadjectifgoodmasc. · sing.dianomdaymasc. · sing.,dona1nomMrs. (respectful)fém. · sing.LúcianomLúcia!Como2adverbehowvai3verbegoes, are (you) doingir · présent · 3e pers. sing.a4déterminanttheo · fém. · sing. · définisenhora4nomyou (to a woman, polite)senhor · fém. · sing.?
- Bom → dia: agrees (m.)
- dona → Lúcia: title + first name
- vai → senhora: 3sg with a senhora
- a → senhora: agrees (f.)
Mot à mot : “Good day, lady Lúcia! How goes the lady?”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 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 →
Variantes
- Bom dia, seu Antônio! Como vai o senhor?
- Bom dia, dona Lúcia! Tudo bem com a senhora?