vêm di volta

Macanese

Etymology

Literally, “come of return”. Perhaps a calque of Cantonese 返嚟 (faan¹ lei⁴, literally “return come”).

Verb

vêm di volta

1. to return, to go back, to come back

   Synonym: (less common, portuguesado) voltâ

   — Vôs lôgo vêm di volta pa Macau?
   — Nádi más!

   — Will you return to Macau?
   — Never!

References

• https://www.scribd.com/document/520896426/Papia-Cristam-Di-Macau