Phrase · 🗓️ Last weekend
Saí, sim! Fui a um show de forró.
Yes, I did! I went to a forró gig.
A2answering a question about last nightAudio · bientôt disponible
Pourquoi chaque mot est à sa place
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- Saí → sim: echo answer: verb + sim
- Fui → a: ir a: destination
- um → show: masc. sing.
- show → forró: show de + style
Mot à mot : “(I) went-out, yes! (I) went to a show of forró.”
Pourquoi elle est construite ainsi
Les notes correspondent aux numéros ci-dessus.
- 1Saí, sim!: Brazilians answer yes by repeating the verb, often with sim after it. Saí (past) has an accent; sai is the present. Questions & question words (incl. cadê) →
- 2Fui a um show: a + um don't merge in writing; in speech you also hear fui num show. Pretérito perfeito: irregular verbs →
- 3show = concert, gig. forró: dance music from the Northeast, played on accordion, zabumba drum and triangle.
Variantes
- Saí! Fui num show de forró.
- Saí, sim. Fui dançar forró.
- Não, fiquei em casa.