… vai … vêm

Macanese

Etymology

Literally, “… to go, … to come”. Calque of Cantonese … 嚟 … 去 (“over and over”).

Adverb

… vai … vêm

1. sentence structure used to indicate a repeated action or thought

   andâ vai andâ vêm ― to go from one place to another

   corê vai corê vêm ― to run around

   falâ vai falâ vem ― to say and to say again

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm