Word
Até amanhã, na escola!
Meaning
See you tomorrow, at school!
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Até amanhã, na escola!
a escola
the school
na
in the / on the / at the (f.sg)
até amanhã
see you tomorrow
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Questions & Answers about Até amanhã, na escola!
Why does Até amanhã mean 'See you tomorrow' when there is no word for 'see' or 'you'?
In Portuguese, people usually do not say 'see you'. Instead, they use até, which literally means 'until'. So, Até amanhã translates word-for-word as 'Until tomorrow'! You will see até used in many other common greetings, like até logo for 'see you later'.
Why is it na escola instead of just em escola?
In English, we say 'at school' without the word 'the'. But in Portuguese, you almost always need to include the definite article (the word for 'the') when talking about places. Na is a mandatory contraction made by combining the preposition em (in/at) and the feminine article a (the). So it literally means 'at the school'.
Does em always change to na for places?
What does the squiggly line in amanhã do to the pronunciation?