cê, tá, tô, tamos, pra, pro? Do you know what these words mean?

“tá”, “tô”, “tamos”,”cê”, “pra”, “pro”?

These are informal/spoken language and can make you very confused (mainly if you try to use a dictionary).  

So take a look at  the examples bellow to understand what they mean:

Cê tá com sede? (Are you thirsty?) 
“cê” = você (you).
“tá” = está (second person, singular, verb to be –   ESTAR)
Pra onde cê vai? (Where do you go?)
Eu vou pra farmácia (I go to the pharmacy)
“pra” = para or para a (to/for the)
Cê tá em casa? (Are you at home?)
“tô” = estou (first person, singular, verb to be – ESTAR)
Tamos em casa agora. (We are at home now)
“tamos” = estamos (third person, plural, verb to be – ESTAR)
Vou pro supermercado (I go to the supermarket)
“pro” = para o (to/for the)
João e Maria, ceis vão pra festa? (João e Maria, do you go to the party?
“ceis”= vocês (you = 2 or more people)

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