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Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Égua, maninho, que calor é esse hoje!

Wow, bro, this heat today is something else!

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Why every word is where it is

Égua1interjectionwow,maninho2nounbromasc. · sing.,quedeterminerwhatcalornounheatmasc. · sing.éverbisser · present · 3rd sing.essepronounthismasc. · sing.hojeadverbtoday!
  • que → esse: exclamation
  • esse → é: subject–verb

Word for word: “Mare, little brother, what heat is this today!”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    Égua! (literally "mare") = "Wow!": the trademark of Belém and Pará, for joy or shock. Regional & social variation in grammar →
  2. 2
    maninho / maninha = "bro / sis": friendly address in Pará and the Amazon. Regional & social variation in grammar →

Variations

  • Nossa, que calor é esse hoje!