Portuguese

Phrase

pois não?

1. (Brazil, formal) Can I help you? (used when attending customers)

pois não

1. (Brazil, formal) yes; of course (used to confirm a request)

   “Eu gostaria de uma salada.” — “Pois não, senhor.”‎

   “I would like a salad.” — “Yes, sir.”

Usage notes

Don't confuse with pois sim ‎(“used as a sarcastic agreement of something that is obviously to be disagreed: yeah, right!, yeah, sure!”).