Phrase · 🧉 Regional expressions: South, Southeast & Centre-West
Guri, larga esse celular e vem jantar!
Kid, put that phone down and come and eat!
C2calling a childinformalpt-BR-regAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Guri1nounkid, boymasc. · sing.,larga2verbput down, let go oflargar · imperative · 2nd sing.essedeterminerthatmasc. · sing.celularnounphonemasc. · sing.econjunctionandvemverbcomevir · imperative · 2nd sing.jantar2verbhave dinnerinfinitive!
- larga → celular: largar + object
- vem → jantar: vir + infinitive (no «a»)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1South: «guri» and «guria» = boy and girl (from Tupi).
- 2«largar» = to let go of (not «alargar»); vem jantar, without «a».