Phrase · ☕ At the café
Mais alguma coisa? — Não, só isso, obrigada.
Anything else? — No, that’s all, thanks.
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Why every word is where it is
Mais1adverbmore, elsealguma1determineranyalgum · fem. · sing.coisa1nounthingfem. · sing.?—Nãoadverbno,só2adverbonly, justisso2pronounthat,obrigada3adjectivethanks (said by a woman)obrigado · fem. · sing..
- alguma → coisa: agrees (f.)
- só → isso: just that
- isso → coisa: answers alguma coisa
Word for word: “More some thing? — No, only that, obliged.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Mais alguma coisa? = anything else? The standard question before you pay.
- 2só isso = that’s all (lit. only that). isso never changes form. Demonstratives & place adverbs →
- 3A woman says obrigada, a man obrigado: the word agrees with the speaker. Adjective agreement & position →
Variations
- Só isso, obrigado.
- Não, tá bom assim, obrigada.
- Mais nada, obrigado.