bêm

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bem"

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese bem. Sense 3 may be a calque of Cantonese 好 (“good; well; very; properly”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /beŋ/

Adverb

bêm

  1. well
    bêm-pôsto ― well-dressed
  2. (by extension) well, good (to a great degree)
    Já cholê êle di bem
    I thumped him hard
    (literally, “I thumped him well”)
  3. (with di) very
    Êle bem di capaz!
    He is very smart!
    Estunga quanto casa sâm bem di feo
    These houses are very ugly

Derived terms

References
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