vêm di volta

Macanese

Etymology

Literally, “come of return”. Perhaps a calque of Cantonese 返嚟 (faan1 lei4, literally “return come”).

Verb

vêm di volta

  1. to return, to go back, to come back
    Synonym: (less common, portuguesado) voltâ
    — Vôs lôgo vêm di volta pa Macau?
    — Nádi más!
    — Will you return to Macau?
    — Never!

References

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