How do you say 'mother' in Portuguese?

You say mãe, as in 'Fala para a sua mãe que a gente já chegou.'

What does colchão mean?

Colchão is a mattress, the soft piece that sits on top of the bed where you lie down to sleep.

You say coração, as in 'O médico disse que o coração dele está bem forte.'

It's Sunday, you arrive at your mother's house and the whole family is already in the kitchen, with the TV on in the living room.

Fala para a sua mãe que a gente já chegou.

Tell your mother we've already arrived.

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mãe/mɐ̃j̃/
mothernoun
A woman who gave birth to or raises a child.
irmão/iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/Also said iɾˈmɐ̃w̃.
brothernoun
A man who has the same parents as another person.
pão/pɐ̃w̃/
breadnoun
A baked food made from flour, water and yeast.
feijão/feˈʒɐ̃w̃/
beansnoun
A small bean that is cooked and eaten, almost always together with rice.
limão/liˈmɐ̃w̃/
limenoun
A green citrus fruit, with thin peel and a very sour taste.
coração/koɾaˈsɐ̃w̃/
heartnoun
The organ in the chest that pumps blood through the body.
televisão/televiˈzɐ̃w̃/
televisionnoun
A device with a screen where you watch movies, games and news.
colchão/koˈʃɐ̃w̃/
mattressnoun
A soft piece that sits on top of the bed, where a person lies down to sleep.
cãibra/ˈkɐ̃j̃bɾɐ/
crampnoun
A sudden strong pain in a muscle that locks up on its own.
alemão/aleˈmɐ̃w̃/
Germanadjective
That is from Germany or has to do with that country.

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Fala para a sua mãe que a gente já chegou.
Tell your mother we've already arrived.
O seu irmão já chegou ou ainda está no caminho?
Has your brother arrived yet, or is he still on the way?
Você pode me passar o pão que está ali na mesa?
Can you pass me the bread that's there on the table?
O feijão da minha mãe é o melhor de todos.
My mother's beans are the best there are.
Espreme um limão na salada antes de levar para a mesa.
Squeeze a lime into the salad before taking it to the table.
O médico disse que o coração dele está bem forte.
The doctor said his heart is very strong.
Abaixa um pouco a televisão da sala que ninguém está assistindo.
Turn down the TV in the living room, nobody's watching it.
Se você quiser dormir aqui, tem um colchão no quarto.
If you want to sleep here, there's a mattress in the bedroom.
Levantei rápido demais e deu uma cãibra na minha perna.
I got up too fast and got a cramp in my leg.
Esse bolo alemão é a mesma receita que a sua avó fazia?
Is this German cake the same recipe your grandmother used to make?

mãe/mɐ̃j̃/
Ends in the nasal diphthong ãe: the air comes out through the nose all the way to the end of the word.
irmão/iʁˈmɐ̃w̃/
The r in the middle is the throat sound, like the rr in carro.
pão/pɐ̃w̃/
Just one syllable: the ão is a nasal diphthong, it comes out through the nose and ends in a nasal u.
televisão/televiˈzɐ̃w̃/
The s between vowels sounds like z: te-le-vi-ZÃO.
colchão/koˈʃɐ̃w̃/
The o in the first syllable is closed, like the o in avô.
cãibra/ˈkɐ̃j̃bɾɐ/
The stress is on the first syllable, with the nasal diphthong ãi: CÃI-bra.

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How do you say 'mother' in Portuguese?: You say mãe, as in 'Fala para a sua mãe que a gente já chegou.'
What does colchão mean?: Colchão is a mattress, the soft piece that sits on top of the bed where you lie down to sleep.
How do you say 'heart' in Portuguese?: You say coração, as in 'O médico disse que o coração dele está bem forte.'

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