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Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Mano, bora dar um rolê na Paulista depois da aula?

Bro, shall we hang out on Paulista after class?

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Why every word is where it is

Mano1nounbromasc. · sing.,borainterjectionlet'sdar2verbgo forinfinitiveum2determineramasc. · sing. · indefiniterolê2nounstrollmasc. · sing.naprepositiononem+a · fem. · sing. · definitePaulistanounPaulista Avenuedepoisadverbafterdaprepositionthede+a · fem. · sing. · definiteaulanounclassfem. · sing.?
  • bora → dar: bora + infinitive
  • dar → rolê: dar um rolê

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    mano (from irmão) = "bro": São Paulo slang, spread by rap and the internet. Regional & social variation in grammar →
  2. 2
    dar um rolê = "go out, hang around": rolê is any outing.

Variations

  • Vamos dar uma volta na Paulista depois da aula?