Phrase · 🎭 Indirect invitations & refusals
Vou ver e te falo.
I'll see and let you know. (often a soft no)
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- 1«ir» + infinitive without «a»: vou ver, not *vou a ver. Socially, «vou ver» often means no. Pragmatics of Brazilian indirectness & politeness →
- 2Brazilian próclise and the present for a near future: «te falo» = I'll let you know. «te» goes naturally with você in speech.