Phrase · 🛒 At the market & supermarket
Me vê meio quilo de tomate e uma dúzia de ovos.
Can I have half a kilo of tomatoes and a dozen eggs?
A2ordering quantities at a market stallfamilierpt-BR-spAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
Me1pronom complémentme, for me1re pers. sing. · COIvê1verbegive (lit. see)ver · impératif · 2e pers. sing.meio2adjectifhalf (a)masc. · sing.quilonomkilomasc. · sing.deprépositionoftomate3nomtomato(es)masc. · sing.econjonctionandumadéterminantaum · fém. · sing. · indéfinidúzia4nomdozenfém. · sing.deprépositionofovos4nomeggsovo · masc. · plur..
- Me → vê: me: indirect object, before the verb
- vê → quilo: object of vê
- quilo → tomate: quantity + de + noun
- uma → dúzia: fem. sing.
- dúzia → ovos: quantity + de + noun
Mot à mot : “Me see half kilo of tomato and a dozen of eggs.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Me vê… (lit. see me…) = can I have…? The standard request at markets, bakeries and snack bars, pronoun first. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2meio quilo = half a kilo, with no article. Numbers, time, dates & prices →
- 3de tomate: with weights Brazilians usually keep the fruit or vegetable in the singular.
- 4uma dúzia de ovos = a dozen eggs: Portuguese needs de after quantities.
Variantes
- Me dá meio quilo de tomate e uma dúzia de ovos.
- Queria meio quilo de tomate e uma dúzia de ovos.
- Vou levar meio quilo de tomate e uma dúzia de ovos.