Words that end in that nasal ão in Portuguese

1. 1
   avião/aviˈɐ̃w̃/

   airplanenoun

   A large machine with wings that flies, carrying people or cargo.
2. 2
   estação/istaˈsɐ̃w̃/iAlso said estaˈsɐ̃w̃, iʃtaˈsɐ̃w̃ or eʃtaˈsɐ̃w̃.

   stationnoun

   A place where trains stop for people to get on and off.
3. 3
   informação/ĩfoʁmaˈsɐ̃w̃/iAlso said ĩfoɾmaˈsɐ̃w̃.

   informationnoun

   Something someone tells or explains about a subject.
4. 4
   atenção/atẽˈsɐ̃w̃/

   attentionnoun

   The care of looking and listening closely at one thing.
5. 5
   decisão/desiˈzɐ̃w̃/

   decisionnoun

   The choice someone makes after thinking it over.
6. 6
   reunião/ʁeuniˈɐ̃w̃/

   meetingnoun

   A scheduled gathering of several people to deal with a matter.
7. 7
   opinião/opiniˈɐ̃w̃/

   opinionnoun

   What a person thinks about something.
8. 8
   promoção/pɾomoˈsɐ̃w̃/

   salenoun

   A lower price a store offers for a while.
9. 9
   paixão/pajˈʃɐ̃w̃/

   passionnoun

   A very strong feeling for someone or something.
10. 10
    canção/kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

    songnoun

    Music with lyrics, made to be sung.

The sentences

1. Você sabe se o avião ainda vai sair hoje?

   Do you know if the plane's still leaving today?

2. Essa estação fica muito longe do centro da cidade?

   Is this station far from downtown?

3. Preciso de uma informação sobre o horário do trem.

   I need some information about the train schedule.

4. Presta atenção no aviso que eles vão falar agora.

   Pay attention to the announcement they're about to make.

5. Ainda não tomei a decisão sobre a viagem.

   I still haven't made a decision about the trip.

6. A reunião de amanhã foi passada para a tarde.

   Tomorrow's meeting got moved to the afternoon.

7. Na minha opinião, é melhor você comprar a passagem agora.

   In my opinion, you should buy the ticket now.

8. Essa promoção da passagem termina no fim de semana.

   This ticket sale ends this weekend.

9. Viajar de trem é uma paixão antiga do meu pai.

   Traveling by train is an old passion of my dad's.

10. Essa canção toca sempre aqui na estação de manhã.

    This song always plays here at the station in the morning.

Pronunciation

• avião/aviˈɐ̃w̃/

  The stress falls on the last syllable, and the ão comes out through the nose: a-vi-ÃO.

• reunião/ʁeuniˈɐ̃w̃/

  The r at the start is a throaty one, like the r in rato, and there are four syllables: re-u-ni-ão.

• opinião/opiniˈɐ̃w̃/

  There are four syllables: o-pi-ni-ão. The i before the ão is still heard.

• promoção/pɾomoˈsɐ̃w̃/

  Both o's are closed, like the o in avô: pro-mo-ção.

• paixão/pajˈʃɐ̃w̃/

  Here the x sounds like sh.

• canção/kɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w̃/

  Both syllables are nasal: the an at the start and the ão at the end.

Questions

How do you say 'information' in Portuguese?

It's informação, as in "Preciso de uma informação sobre o horário do trem" (I need some information about the train schedule).

What does paixão mean?

It means a very strong feeling for someone or something, as in the sentence about traveling by train being an old passion.

How do you say 'meeting' in Portuguese?

It's reunião, as in "A reunião de amanhã foi passada para a tarde" (tomorrow's meeting was moved to the afternoon).