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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: São Paulo - Brazil
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Oi!! This time let`s see just diferent- non listed word translation to keep your Portuguese better ok??
The apostrophe ( ')means stressed sylable, dots indicate sylable separation (.), capital letter = pronunciation - HERE YOU ARE... água - water =('á.gua )/ (GUA sounds like GUErra- italian,i GUAna- English) chave - key= ('cha.ve)/ ( CH sounds like -maCHIne) óleo - oil= (' ó.le.o) gente, pessoas- people ('gen.te, pes.'so.as) /(GE sounds like JE - French) carro - car = ('car.ro) / (RRO - HO.tel) pipoca- pop corn (pi .'po. ca) jacaré -alligator (ja.ca.'ré) (J = je French, R - like weak R in Arabic, É sounds like "A"pple) mãe- mother = ('mãe) (~ is a nose sound ) pai - father = ('pai) caderno - notebook (ca.'der.no) porta - door ('por.ta) mulher - woman (mu. 'lher) /(LH = gl -Italian ,ll Spanish ) homem - man ('ho.mem) (HO sounds like OH - English) criança - child (cri.ãn.ça) /(Ç= I am not sure about french but it is like C in it as in c`est) cigarro - cigarette ( ci 'gar.ro) /(CI = CInema, GA = GArfield, RRO = HOtel - English) comida, alimento- food = (co.'mi.da, a.li.men.'to) / (CO = Comma)(MEN = MENtion both in English) cachorro -dog = (ca.'chor.ro) / (CHO = CHOffeur -French) geladeira - refrigerator (ge.la.'dei.ra) / (GE = Je French, LA = LArge English, DEI = DAY English, RA - non English...I guess it is like the weak sound of R as in Arabic..) Hope you like them ![]() Last edited by Nana_Brazil; 03-18-2005 at 09:55 PM. |
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