Phrase · 🎭 Indirect invitations & refusals

Vou ver e te falo.

I'll see and let you know. (often a soft no)

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Why every word is where it is

Vou1verb(I'm) going toir · present · 1st sing.ver1verbseeinfinitiveeconjunctionandte2object pronoun(to) youtu · 2nd sing. · indirect objectfalo2verbtellfalar · present · 1st sing..

Vou → ver: ir + infinitive (no «a»)
te → falo: próclise: te falo

Why it's built this way

The notes match the numbers above.

1
«ir» + infinitive without «a»: vou ver, not *vou a ver. Socially, «vou ver» often means no. Pragmatics of Brazilian indirectness & politeness →
2
Brazilian próclise and the present for a near future: «te falo» = I'll let you know. «te» goes naturally with você in speech.