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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese bem feito (literally “well done; well made”), or may have arisen naturally in Macanese, i.e. bêm + fêto.
Pronunciation
Adverb
bêm-fêto
- well, correctly, properly
Olâ bêm-fêto!- Take a good look!
- (literally, “Look well!”)
Êle papiâ português qui bêm-fêto- He speaks Portuguese well
Miguel nim sábi papiâ bêm-fêto Patuá- Miguel doesn't even know how to speak Macanese well
China dále sin-pun pa contâ más bém-fêto- The Chinese man used the abacus to calculate more properly
Usage notes
- Compared to bêm, bêm-fêto emphasizes the aspect of doing something correctly or properly, while bêm has a more general sense of "well".
Derived terms
Adjective
bêm-fêto
- (with di) correct, proper, good
- upâ di bêm-fêto ― to give a proper beating
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