você é brasileiro?
/voˈse ˈɛ bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾu/word by word
The English phrase "are you brazilian?" is translated into Portuguese as você é brasileiro?
This phrase is a question used to ask if someone is a citizen or national of Brazil.
Which one should you use?
The phrase você é brasileiro? uses the singular você (you), whereas vocês são brasileiros? uses the plural vocês (you all).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Portugal, you may informally use És brasileiro(a)? instead of Tu és brasileiro(a)?
How does it change in a sentence?
If the person you are asking is female, you must change the ending of the adjective to the feminine form brasileira. To ask if a group of people are Brazilian, use the plural form vocês são brasileiros? To turn the question into a statement, simply change the rising intonation of a question into a falling intonation of a declarative sentence.
How do you pronounce it?
/voˈse ˈɛ bɾa.ziˈle(j).ɾu/
Did you know?
- The Portuguese word for the country Brasil is derived from the word for 'ember' or 'glowing coal' due to the deep red color of the brazilwood tree.
- While você is the standard way to say 'you' in Brazil, its history is rooted in an extremely formal expression of respect: 'your mercy'.
- The suffix -eiro in brasileiro is the same one found in words for professions, such as ferreiro for 'blacksmith' or padeiro for 'baker'.
Examples in context
- Você é brasileiro?Are you Brazilian?
- Oi, você é brasileiro?Hi, are you Brazilian?
- Desculpe, você é brasileiro?Excuse me, are you Brazilian?
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (você, é, brasileiro) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries brasileiro, você, é, CC BY-SA 4.0.
