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minus-squaresolrize@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI looked, “Tudo bem?” is a greeting in Brazilian Portuguese, that translates to “everything good?”.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIn French, there is “ça va?”, which can be translated as “it goes?”. It is also a valid response to itself too, so the conversation flow might just be “ça va? ça va.”
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoReminds generally of Spanish and porque/por que Porque === because Por que === for what?
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoIt’s similar in English, though native speakers probably never notice: it’s literally “be cause”.
I looked, “Tudo bem?” is a greeting in Brazilian Portuguese, that translates to “everything good?”.
In French, there is “ça va?”, which can be translated as “it goes?”. It is also a valid response to itself too, so the conversation flow might just be “ça va? ça va.”
Reminds generally of Spanish and porque/por que
Porque === because
Por que === for what?
It’s similar in English, though native speakers probably never notice: it’s literally “be cause”.
“How’s it going?”
“It’s going”