Phrase · 📞 Phone calls & voice messages
Te mando um áudio quando eu sair do trabalho.
I’ll send you a voice message when I leave work.
B1promising a voice messageinformalAudio · coming soon
Why every word is where it is
Te1object pronounyou2nd sing. · indirect objectmandoverbI’ll sendmandar · present · 1st sing.umdetermineramasc. · sing. · indefiniteáudio2nounvoice messagemasc. · sing.quando3conjunctionwheneupronounI1st sing. · subjectsair3verbleavesubjunctive · future · 1st sing.doprepositionfrom thede · masc. · sing. · definitetrabalhonounworkmasc. · sing..
- mando → Te: object
- mando → áudio: object
- quando → sair: trigger
- eu → sair: subject
- sair → do: preposition
Word for word: “(I) you send an audio when I leave of-the work.”
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Te mando: starting with the pronoun is normal in Brazilian speech; writing avoids it. Object pronouns as spoken →
- 2um áudio = a voice message (WhatsApp). Brazilians send lots of them.
- 3quando eu sair: future subjunctive for a future time. Spanish cuando salga is not quando saia. Future subjunctive: uses →
Variations
- Quando eu sair do trabalho, te mando um áudio.
- Mais tarde te mando um áudio.
- Te mando áudio assim que eu puder.