Vai
Goes
Language note: “Vai” = he/she/it goes (3rd person) from “ir.” Also used for “it works”: “Vai!”
Culture note: You’ll hear “vai” a lot in everyday speech (even as encouragement: “Vai, vai!” = come on!).
Context: You begin the question about where it goes: “This tram ___ …”
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Vai
[vye]
it goes / he goes / she goes
3rd person singular of "ir" (to go). Used to say where something goes, like a tram.
Este elétrico vai para a estação.
This tram goes to the station.
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