How do you say 'car' in Portuguese?

Carro. The rr is a scraped throat sound and the final o sounds like u, as in Deixei o carro na garagem e vim de ônibus.

What does gato mean in this sense?

Here gato means good-looking, attractive in appearance, as in Você ficou muito gato com essa camisa nova.

You can say Você me traz um copo de água gelada?

You read today's list out loud and notice that almost every word written with an o at the end comes out sounding like u.

Deixei o carro na garagem e vim de ônibus.

I left the car in the garage and came by bus.

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carro/ˈkaʁu/
carnoun
A four-wheeled motor vehicle for carrying a few people.
copo/ˈkɔpu/
glassnoun
A glass or plastic container used for drinking.
prato/ˈpɾatu/
platenoun
A round, flat piece on which food is placed.
banco/ˈbɐ̃ku/
banknoun
A company where people keep and manage their money.
dinheiro/dʒĩˈɲeɾu/
moneynoun
What is used to pay for things, in notes and coins.
trabalho/tɾaˈbaʎu/
worknoun
Activity a person does to earn money.
almoço/awˈmosu/
lunchnoun
Meal eaten in the middle of the day.
escritório/iskɾiˈtɔɾju/Also said eskɾiˈtɔɾju, iʃkɾiˈtɔɾju or eʃkɾiˈtɔɾju.
officenoun
A room or building with desks where people work.
gato/ˈɡatu/
good-lookingadjective
Good-looking, attractive in appearance.
quarto/ˈkwaʁtu/Also said ˈkwaɾtu.
fourthadjective
The one that comes right after third in a sequence.

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Deixei o carro na garagem e vim de ônibus.
I left the car in the garage and came by bus.
Você me traz um copo de água gelada?
Can you bring me a glass of cold water?
Esse prato de peixe é muito bom mesmo.
This fish dish is really good.
Preciso passar no banco antes do almoço.
I need to stop by the bank before lunch.
Você tem dinheiro trocado para pagar o ônibus?
Do you have change to pay for the bus?
Saio do trabalho às seis e te encontro lá.
I get off work at six and I'll meet you there.
O almoço aqui do lado é bem barato.
Lunch right next door is pretty cheap.
Esqueci o celular em cima da mesa do escritório.
I forgot my phone on the office desk.
Você ficou muito gato com essa camisa nova.
You look really good in that new shirt.
Ela mora no quarto andar, sem elevador.
She lives on the fourth floor, with no elevator.

carro/ˈkaʁu/
The rr is a scraped sound made in the throat, and the final o comes out as u.
copo/ˈkɔpu/
The o in the first syllable is open, like in pó; the final one turns into u.
banco/ˈbɐ̃ku/
The an is nasal: the air comes out through the nose and you don't pronounce the n separately.
dinheiro/dʒĩˈɲeɾu/
The di sounds like dji, the in is nasal, and the nh is a single sound.
trabalho/tɾaˈbaʎu/
The lh is a single sound, with the tongue on the roof of the mouth; the final o comes out as u.
almoço/awˈmosu/
The al sounds like au, and the o of the stressed syllable is closed, like in avô.
escritório/iskɾiˈtɔɾju/
It starts with an i sound, and the stress falls on tó, with an open o like in pó.

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How do you say 'car' in Portuguese?: Carro. The rr is a scraped throat sound and the final o sounds like u, as in Deixei o carro na garagem e vim de ônibus.
What does gato mean in this sense?: Here gato means good-looking, attractive in appearance, as in Você ficou muito gato com essa camisa nova.
How do you ask for a glass of water in Portuguese?: You can say Você me traz um copo de água gelada?

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