{"id":5226,"date":"2014-05-07T15:37:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=5226"},"modified":"2014-05-07T15:45:48","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:45:48","slug":"how-to-use-slang-word-vei-you-have-to-learn-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-use-slang-word-vei-you-have-to-learn-this\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use Slang Word “V\u00e9i” (You Have To Learn This!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ol\u00e1, pessoal!<\/p>\n

I just came back from a teacher’s confererence in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, in the state of Para\u00edba, and it was fantastic. And today I’m going to teach you (with a little help from Facebook) how to use the slang word “v\u00e9i”.<\/p>\n

The word “v\u00e9i” doesn’t actually exist, you won’t find it in a dictionary. It comes from “velho” (old). Velho is also used when addressing a man, something like “dude”, “guy”, or “man”. Due to “phonetic laziness” some people pronounce the lh<\/em> as an i<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Sometimes you will listen to people saying:<\/p>\n

mui\u00e9<\/em> instead of mulher<\/em>
\nv\u00e9io<\/em> instead of velho<\/em>
\nv\u00e9ia<\/em> instead of velha<\/em><\/p>\n

I found this really funny image that describes how to use the word v\u00e9i – an even shorter version of v\u00e9io<\/em> – in everyday Portuguese.<\/p>\n

Attention! This is used mainly by young males, so be careful if and when you use it.<\/p>\n

I recorded the audio so you can listen to the authentic intonation.<\/p>\n

\"V\u00e9i\"<\/a><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2014\/05\/v\u00e9i.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Ol\u00e1, pessoal! I just came back from a teacher’s confererence in Jo\u00e3o Pessoa, in the state of Para\u00edba, and it was fantastic. And today I’m going to teach you (with a little help from Facebook) how to use the slang word “v\u00e9i”. The word “v\u00e9i” doesn’t actually exist, you won’t find it in a dictionary…<\/p>\n

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