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| Xeon3D | Saturday 06th of November 2004 08:49:03 PM |
| Portuguese Phrases 0 - Portuguese PHRASES 00 Click here to see all PHRASE lessons. The Portuguese Alphabet (23 letters) Format: Upper case, lower case : example : English equivalent A,a : América (America), like in f[b]A[/b]ther B,b : Bola (Ball), like in [b]B[/b]omb C,c : Canção (Song), like in [b]C[/b]emetery * [b]Attention[/b]: c+e=[b]CE[/b], like in [b]Ce[/b]metery. Cenoura (Carrot) c+i=[b]ci[/b], like in [b]CI[/b]gar. Cigarro (Cigarrette) c+o=[b]co[/b], like in Co[b]COO[/b]n but not as long. Circo (Circus) c+u=[b]cu[/b], like in [b]Cu[/b]rve. Curva (Curve) D,d : dormir (to sleep), like in [b]D[/b]ig E,e : esperto (smart), like in [b]E[/b]gg F,f : fabuloso (fabulous), like in [b]F[/b]antastic G,g : garganta (throat), like in [b]G[/b]athered * [b]Attention[/b] If the G has an I in front of it, [b]gi[/b] it'll sound like the G in [b]G[/b]iant. H,h : hoje (today), always silent. When read in the alphabet it's read "A-gah" I,i : italiano (italian), like in [b]I[/b]mportant J,j : jogar (to play), like in [b]J[/b]ob L,l : longe (far away), like in [b]L[/b]ounge * [b]Attention[/b]: There are words that have lha, lhe, lho. the sound "lh" is quite hard to describe. there will be an audio file in this post to help you with that. M,m : montar (to build), like in [b]M[/b]ountain N,n : noite (night), like in [b]N[/b]ot * [b]Attention[/b]: There are words with nha, nhe, nho in them. The "nh" sound is quite similar to the "ny" sound in "Ca[b]NY[/b]on". O,o : oito (eight), like in v[b]O[/b]te P,p : partir (to break), like in [b]P[/b]arty Q,q : quase (almost), like in [b]CH[/b]emistry [b]Q[/b] as in Spanish, is always followed by a "u" and it always sounds like a "k" R,r : caro (expensive), like in Camb[b]r[/b]idge * [b]Attention[/b]: [b]RR[/b] is read like the R in [b]R[/b]ead. S,s : sapato (shoe), like in [b]S[/b]pecial T,t : tomate (tomatoe), like in [b]T[/b]ool U,u : puro (pure), like in t[b]U[/b]tor V,v : verde (green), like in [b]V[/b]acuum X,x : xilofone (xylophone), like in [b]CH[/b]ocolat Z,z : zebra (zebra), like in [b]Z[/b]eal Practice and have fun while doing it! (and many thanks to Maryam for the words I "stole" from her Spanish Alphabet post.) Marcos Alves. | |
