Phrase · 🌠 Wishes & hopes
Boa prova! Vai dar tudo certo.
Good luck on the exam! It’ll all be fine.
B1encouraging someone before an examinformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Boa1adjectivegoodbom · fem. · sing.prova1nounexamfem. · sing.!Vai2verbis going toir · present · 3rd sing.dar2verbturn outinfinitivetudopronouneverythingcerto2adjectiverightmasc. · sing..
- Boa → prova: agreement
- Vai → dar: periphrasis
- dar → certo: fixed phrase
Word for word: “Good exam! (It) goes to-give all right.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Boa + event = good luck with it: boa prova, boa apresentação. A prova = exam.
- 2Vai dar tudo certo = it’ll all work out: the standard reassurance in Brazil. ir + infinitive: the spoken future →
Variations
- Boa sorte na prova!
- Arrasa na prova!
- Fica tranquilo, vai dar tudo certo.