Adjectives are words used to describe everything that exists in the world: people, animals, nature and its phenomena, and things. In Portuguese, an adjective must agree in gender and in number with the word that it is describing. Most of the time it is accompanied by a form of verb to be: Ser or Estar.
As we mentioned in our post about nouns, in Portuguese there are two genders which are used to represent not only people and animals, but also
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Letter Sounds In Portuguese
It's possible to create new sounds in Portuguese when combining two letters in pairs like SS, RR, LH, NH, CH; when using accent signs over the vowels (á, é, ó, ú, ê, ô, ã, õ, à); and when using the cedilla under the c - ç. The words used here as examples for the closest sounds in English are not necessarily the translation for the Portuguese words.
The Sound of SS - The
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Counting in Portuguese
Would you like to learn how to count in Portuguese? It is similar to other Romance languages. So, if you know one of them, it will be very simple. If not, don't worry! It's not difficult.
Here are the numbers from 0 to 10.
0 – zero
1 – um
2 – dois
3 – três
4 – quarto
5 – cinco
6 – seis
7 – sete
8 – oito
9 – nove
10 – dez
Heads Up
Well, There is a tricky thing about numbers one and two; they also
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10 Reasons For Learning Foreign Languages
What are the reasons for learning foreign languages? Sometimes, people are ignited by the curiosity to see the world, by romance, by the dream of a career or by pure ambition.
Learning a new language can be challenging at times, but succeeding in it can bring you dividends. On the other hand, remaining monolingual, can mean a huge loss in different aspects life: personal, professional, social, and even economic. As I don’t want you to be
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