Vocabulary English/ Portuguese Part 1 - Fruit

Nana_Brazil · 02-25-2005, 05:32 PM

Learn how some fruit are named in Portuguese...

FRUIT / FRUTAS

acerola, Barbados cherry - acerola **very very rich in vitam C**
apple - maçã
apricot - damasco**expensive here because we import it**
avocado - abacate
banana - banana
- dwarf banana - banana nanica
- silk banana - banana-maçã
- sugar banana - banana-ouro
- lady's finger banana - banana-prata
- plantain - banana-da-terra
cashew - caju
cherry - cereja
coconut - coco
date - tâmara- **the same as apricot**fig - figo
grape - uva
grapefruit - pomelo, toranja
guava - goiaba
hog plum - cajá
jaboticaba - jabuticaba
jackfruit - jaca
Japanese plum, loquat - ameixa-amarela
Java plum - jamelão
lemon - limão-siciliano
lime - limão-taiti, lima-ácida
mango - manga
melon - melão
navel orange - laranja-baía, laranja-de-umbigo
nectarine - nectarina
papaya - mamão papaia ** there are 2 kinds of papayas in Brazil in which the second is name MAMÃO**
passion fruit - maracujá ** a natural sedative**
peach - pêssego
persimmon - caqui
pineapple - abacaxi
plum - ameixa
pomegranate - romã
raspberry - framboesa
red mombin - serigüela
soursop - graviola
starfruit - carambola
strawberry - morango
Surinam cherry - pitanga
sweet lime - lima
sweetsop - fruta-do-conde
tamarind - tamarindo
tangerine - tangerina, bergamota, mexerica
watermelon - melancia

@dmin · 03-04-2005, 05:24 PM

I saw so many accents there, I still don't know how to prunounce words with those accents :-(

The_FD · 03-04-2005, 06:38 PM

Think sound files!!

Nana_Brazil · 03-08-2005, 08:27 PM

Well...accents like ..
ã (~)its name is til - comes from the nose...this is the most difficult cos i guess there is no other similar...but think about an I hard English sound as in BIrd coming from the nose lol.
é (agudo) it makes the vowel sound be more stressed ....like the sound of Apple
ê (circunflexo) makes a vowel become soft - like in BAby
ç (' under the c = cedilha) makes the difference between letter C (k sound) and Ç like in voiCE- cedilha appears only in ÇA - ÇO - ÇU (you do not put it in CE / CI)
Now lok the name of this fruit MAÇÃ (apple) - It has cedilha ç and ~til )

02-25-2005, 05:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Nana_Brazil International Forum great member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 1,114 Nana_Brazil came out of the blue	Vocabulary English/ Portuguese Part 1 - Fruit Learn how some fruit are named in Portuguese... FRUIT / FRUTAS acerola, Barbados cherry - acerola very very rich in vitam C apple - maçã apricot - damascoexpensive here because we import it avocado - abacate banana - banana - dwarf banana - banana nanica - silk banana - banana-maçã - sugar banana - banana-ouro - lady's finger banana - banana-prata - plantain - banana-da-terra cashew - caju cherry - cereja coconut - coco date - tâmara- the same as apricotfig - figo grape - uva grapefruit - pomelo, toranja guava - goiaba hog plum - cajá jaboticaba - jabuticaba jackfruit - jaca Japanese plum, loquat - ameixa-amarela Java plum - jamelão lemon - limão-siciliano lime - limão-taiti, lima-ácida mango - manga melon - melão navel orange - laranja-baía, laranja-de-umbigo nectarine - nectarina papaya - mamão papaia there are 2 kinds of papayas in Brazil in which the second is name MAMÃO passion fruit - maracujá a natural sedative peach - pêssego persimmon - caqui pineapple - abacaxi plum - ameixa pomegranate - romã raspberry - framboesa red mombin - serigüela soursop - graviola starfruit - carambola strawberry - morango Surinam cherry - pitanga sweet lime - lima sweetsop - fruta-do-conde tamarind - tamarindo tangerine - tangerina, bergamota, mexerica watermelon - melancia
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03-04-2005, 05:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
@dmin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,755 Blog Entries: 1 @dmin is just really nice @dmin is just really nice	I saw so many accents there, I still don't know how to prunounce words with those accents :-(
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03-04-2005, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_FD flying dancer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Paris France Posts: 4,348 The_FD is a splendid one to behold The_FD is a splendid one to behold The_FD is a splendid one to behold	Think sound files!! __________________ L'histoire de la famille Bourdillon Les fêtes d'Hébé The flying dancer dancing
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03-08-2005, 08:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
Nana_Brazil International Forum great member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: São Paulo - Brazil Posts: 1,114 Nana_Brazil came out of the blue	Well...accents like .. ã (~)its name is til - comes from the nose...this is the most difficult cos i guess there is no other similar...but think about an I hard English sound as in BIrd coming from the nose lol. é (agudo) it makes the vowel sound be more stressed ....like the sound of Apple ê (circunflexo) makes a vowel become soft - like in BAby ç (' under the c = cedilha) makes the difference between letter C (k sound) and Ç like in voiCE- cedilha appears only in ÇA - ÇO - ÇU (you do not put it in CE / CI) Now lok the name of this fruit MAÇÃ (apple) - It has cedilha ç and ~til )
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