Phrase · 😊 How you feel

Tô com sono, vou dormir.

I’m sleepy, I’m going to bed.

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Why every word is where it is

Tô1verbI’mestar · present · 1st sing.com1prepositionwithsono2nounsleepinessmasc. · sing.,vou3verbI’m going (to)ir · present · 1st sing.dormir3verbsleep, go to bedinfinitive.

Tô → sono: estar com + noun
vou → dormir: ir + infinitive

Word for word: “I’m with sleep, I go sleep.”

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
tô com sono = I’m sleepy (estar com + noun). ser & estar: forms and core uses →
2
sono = sleepiness, sleep. A dream is sonho.
3
vou + infinitive = I’m going to: vou dormir. ir + infinitive: the spoken future →

Variations

Estou com sono, vou dormir.
Tô morrendo de sono!
Tô com muito sono.