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Let’s take a closer look at each of these expressions.
First, do you remember how Karen says,
"See you soon."
Até mais.
This starts with até, which means something like "until" in this context. Até. Até.
Next is mais, literally "more," but conveying the idea of "soon." Mais. Mais.
Together, até mais means something like "until soon," but translates as "[See you] soon."
Até mais.
Até mais is fairly informal, which indicates a close relationship between Karen and Fernanda Ferreira her former homestay mother.
Do you remember how Sasha says,
"Goodnight."
Boa noite. "Goodnight." Boa noite.
Let’s start with noite, "night." Noite. Noite.
In Portuguese, all nouns have grammatical gender and are either singular or plural. Noite is feminine and singular — a fact that will determine the form of other words in the sentence.
Before this is boa, "good." Boa. Boa.
Boa is feminine and singular to agree with noite.
All together, it's boa noite, "goodnight."
Boa noite.
Both Sasha and Ben use this expression when saying goodnight to Fernanda.
You use boa noite, "goodnight." as a parting greeting, when you don’t plan on seeing someone again that night, and often when someone is about to go to bed. It’s like saying "have a goodnight's sleep."
Now, do you remember how Fernanda says,
"Rest well."
Bom descanso.
Let’s start with descanso, "rest." Descanso. Descanso.
Descanso is masculine and singular — a fact that will determine the form of other words in the sentence.
Before this is bom, "good." Bom. Bom.
Bom is masculine and singular to agree with descanso.
All together it's Bom descanso literally "good rest," but it translates as "Rest well."
Bom descanso.

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