Phrase · 🎭 Indirect invitations & refusals
Passa lá em casa pra tomar um café.
Come round to mine for a coffee.
C2casual invitationinformalpt-BR-spAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Passa1verbdrop bypassar · imperative · 2nd sing.láadverbthereemprepositionin, oncasanounhomefem. · sing.praprepositionfor, to (spoken)paratomarverbhaveinfinitiveumdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefinitecafénouncoffeemasc. · sing..
- Passa → casa: passar em casa = drop by
- pra → tomar: pra + infinitive (purpose)
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Colloquial imperative «passa» (standard: passe). Without a date, still phatic. Pragmatics of Brazilian indirectness & politeness →