Eu tenho um a pergunta. O que significa "Pois nao " ? Obrigada.
I've came acroos the phrase "pois nao" in several texts.
When you ask for help, u might be replied with "Pois nao !"And "Pois nao"is also used in sentences like "Pois nao......."
What do they mean respectively ?

Thanks !

Question

Eu tenho um a pergunta. O que significa "Pois nao " ? Obrigada.
I've came acroos the phrase "pois nao" in several texts.
When you ask for help, u might be replied with "Pois nao !"And "Pois nao"is also used in sentences like "Pois nao......."
What do they mean respectively ? 

Thanks !

Answer

Exactly as Herika has said..

Answer

• 'Pois não?' as a question means 'could I help you?'
Ex. 
Em uma loja, você está olhando os produtos e o vendedor lhe pergunta: 'Pois não?' 
In a store, you are looking around, and the vendor ask you: 'could I help you?'

• 'Pois não.' as a answer means 'sure', 'of course' 
Ex. 
"Poderia me empresta a borracha?' 'Pois não.'
'Could you lend me the eraser?' 'Sure!'

• ...,pois não... in a middle of sentence it's not a expression. 'Pois' in this case means 'because' and could be replaced by 'porque'.
 Ex.
A minha mãe vai brigar comigo, pois não fiz a lição de casa. 
My mother will argue with me, because I didn't do my homework
You could say: A minha mãe vai brigar comigo porque (eu) não fiz a lição de casa.

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