Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Fala, mermão, beleza? Bora na praia domingo?

Hey bro, all good? Beach on Sunday?

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Why every word is where it is

Fala1verbheyfalar · imperative · 2nd sing.,mermão2nounbromasc. · sing.,beleza3nounall goodfem. · sing.?Borainterjectionlet's gona4prepositionto theem+a · fem. · sing. · definitepraianounbeachfem. · sing.domingonounSundaymasc. · sing.?

Bora → na: ir em (spoken)
na → praia: em + a

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Fala! = "Hey!": a casual greeting, literally "speak!".
2
mermão (from meu irmão) = "bro": typical of Rio de Janeiro. Regional & social variation in grammar →
3
Beleza? = "All good?"; the answer is Beleza!
4
ir na praia is speech; careful Portuguese says ir à praia. Register switching: spoken ↔ written BR →

Variations

Oi, tudo bem? Vamos à praia no domingo?