Phrase · 💡 Giving advice
Que tal você tirar uns dias de folga?
How about taking a few days off?
B1suggesting a breakAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Que tal1fixed phrasehow aboutvocêpronounyou3rd sing. · subjecttirar2verbtakeinfinitive · 3rd sing.unsdeterminera fewum · masc. · pl. · indefinitediasnoundaysdia · masc. · pl.deprepositionoffolga3nountime offfem. · sing.?
- você → tirar: subject
- tirar → dias: object
- uns → dias: agreement
- dias → folga: modifier
Word for word: “What such you to-take some days of rest?”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Que tal + subject + infinitive makes a suggestion.
- 2você tirar: the infinitive has its own subject, so it is a personal infinitive. Personal infinitive I →
- 3tirar uns dias de folga = to take a few days off. Folga = a day off work.
Variations
- Por que você não tira uns dias de folga?
- Você devia tirar uns dias de folga.
- Tira uns dias pra descansar.