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Phrase · 🗺️ Regional speech

Ô, meu rei, chega mais que tem acarajé!

Hey, my friend, come on over, there’s acarajé!

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Why every word is where it is

Ôinterjectionhey,meu1determinermy1st sing.rei1nounkingmasc. · sing.,chega2verbcomechegar · imperative · 2nd sing.mais2adverbcloserque3conjunctionbecausetem3verbthere'ster · present · 3rd sing.acarajé4nounacarajémasc. · sing.!
  • meu → rei: possessive–noun
  • chega → mais: chega mais
  • que → tem: causal que

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

  1. 1
    meu rei / minha rainha = "my dear": warm Salvador address, even to strangers. Regional & social variation in grammar →
  2. 2
    chega mais = "come on over, join us".
  3. 3
    que tem = "because there's": spoken ter for "there is".
  4. 4
    acarajé = a Bahian black-eyed-pea fritter.

Variations

  • Ei, querido, chega mais que tem acarajé!