Phrase · 🧉 Regional expressions: South, Southeast & Centre-West
Mano, a balada ontem foi da hora!
Bro, last night's party was brilliant!
C2describing a night outslangpt-BR-regAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Manonounbromasc. · sing.,adeterminertheo · fem. · sing. · definitebalada1nounnight out, club partyfem. · sing.ontemadverbyesterdayfoiverbwasser · past · 3rd sing.da2prepositionof thede + a · fem. · sing. · definitehora2nouncool (lit. of the hour)fem. · sing.!
- balada → ontem: a balada ontem = last night's party
- foi → hora: ser da hora = be cool
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1São Paulo: «balada» = a night out clubbing (not a ballad).
- 2Paulista slang: «da hora» = cool, great.