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How to Say ‘You'll get an email.’ in Portuguese

Vai receber um email.

vye reh-seh-BEHR oong ee-MAYL

[vye reh-seh-BEHR oong ee-MAYL]

💬 Usage Tip: vai plus an action is the everyday way to talk about the future, as in vai ligar "will call".

Phrase Breakdown

Vai receber

vye reh-seh-BEHR

You will receive

'Vai' plus an infinitive forms the near future. Here it's the formal 'you' (você). In Portugal the first 'e' in 'receber' is almost silent: 'rr'se-BER'.

Example

Vai receber a encomenda amanhã.

You will receive the parcel tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

Vai

[vye]

is going to / will

Form of 'ir' used with an infinitive to talk about the future.

Example

Ela vai beber água.

She is going to drink water.

receber

[reh-seh-BEHR]

to receive

Verb meaning to get something sent to you.

Example

Vou receber uma carta.

I will receive a letter.

um email.

oong ee-MAYL

an email.

'Um' is the masculine article 'a/an'. It's a nasal sound, linked smoothly to 'email' (pronounced 'i-MEIL').

Example

Mandei um email.

I sent an email.

Words in this phrase

[oong]

An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.

Example

Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.

In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.

[ee-MAYL]

Electronic mail; borrowed from English.

Example

Mande-me um email.

Send me an email.

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