"pois não" meaning in Portuguese

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Phrase

Etymology: From pois (“so, then”) + não (“not”). Probably originally intended as: "so ... not ...?", implying either "so, how could I not serve you?" or "so, how could I not do what you asked?", depending on the context. Compare Spanish ¿cómo no? (“how not?”) and Hungarian hogyne (“sure, of course”, literally “how not”). Etymology templates: {{m|pt|pois||so, then}} pois (“so, then”), {{m|pt|não||not}} não (“not”), {{cog|es|¿cómo no?||how not?}} Spanish ¿cómo no? (“how not?”), {{cog|hu|hogyne||sure, of course|lit=how not}} Hungarian hogyne (“sure, of course”, literally “how not”) Head templates: {{head|pt|phrase|head=pois não?}} pois não?
  1. (Brazil, formal) Can I help you? (used when attending customers) Tags: Brazil, formal
    Sense id: en-pois_não-pt-phrase-dz4HQ6gB Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese

Phrase

Etymology: From pois (“so, then”) + não (“not”). Probably originally intended as: "so ... not ...?", implying either "so, how could I not serve you?" or "so, how could I not do what you asked?", depending on the context. Compare Spanish ¿cómo no? (“how not?”) and Hungarian hogyne (“sure, of course”, literally “how not”). Etymology templates: {{m|pt|pois||so, then}} pois (“so, then”), {{m|pt|não||not}} não (“not”), {{cog|es|¿cómo no?||how not?}} Spanish ¿cómo no? (“how not?”), {{cog|hu|hogyne||sure, of course|lit=how not}} Hungarian hogyne (“sure, of course”, literally “how not”) Head templates: {{head|pt|phrase|head=pois não}} pois não
  1. (Brazil, formal) yes; of course (used to confirm a request) Tags: Brazil, formal
    Sense id: en-pois_não-pt-phrase-TF4xyerr Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese

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