How do you say 'hand' in Portuguese?

Mão. You use it in "Me dá a mão para atravessar a rua."

What does 'velho' mean?

Velho means something or someone that has lived many years, as in "Esse carro é muito velho, mas ainda anda bem."

"Você pode pegar as chaves em cima da mesa?"

You speak Spanish, you look at these words and think you already know them: the spelling is almost the same, but your mouth has to do something else.

Me dá a mão para atravessar a rua.

Give me your hand so we can cross the street.

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mão/mɐ̃w̃/
handnoun
The body part at the end of the arm, with five fingers.
laranja/laˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ/
orangenoun
A round fruit with thick skin, sweet and full of juice.
alho/ˈaʎu/
garlicnoun
A white bulb with a strong smell, divided into cloves, used to season food.
filho/ˈfiʎu/
sonnoun
A man or boy in relation to his father and mother.
velho/ˈvɛʎu/
oldadjective
That has lived many years.
chuva/ˈʃuvɐ/
rainnoun
Water that falls from the clouds.
carro/ˈkaʁu/
carnoun
A four-wheeled vehicle with an engine, for carrying a few people.
roxo/ˈʁoʃu/
purpleadjective
A color between blue and red, like that of dark grapes.
ganhar/ɡɐ̃ˈɲa/
to earnverb
To receive money for work someone does.
pegar/peˈɡa/
to grabverb
To hold something and take it from where it was.

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Me dá a mão para atravessar a rua.
Give me your hand so we can cross the street.
Você prefere suco de laranja ou de uva?
Do you prefer orange juice or grape juice?
Coloca bastante alho no molho, por favor.
Put plenty of garlic in the sauce, please.
O meu filho ainda não sabe andar de bicicleta.
My son still doesn't know how to ride a bike.
Esse carro é muito velho, mas ainda anda bem.
This car is really old, but it still runs well.
A chuva não para desde ontem de manhã.
The rain hasn't stopped since yesterday morning.
Deixei o carro estacionado ali na esquina.
I left the car parked there on the corner.
Comprei um vestido roxo na feira do fim de semana.
I bought a purple dress at the weekend market.
Ela vai ganhar bem mais nesse emprego novo.
She's going to earn a lot more in this new job.
Você pode pegar as chaves em cima da mesa?
Can you grab the keys on top of the table?

laranja/laˈɾɐ̃ʒɐ/
The 'an' in the middle is nasal, and the j is the sound of 'gente', never the raspy Spanish j.
filho/ˈfiʎu/
The final o sounds like 'u': it comes out something like 'fi-lhu'.
velho/ˈvɛʎu/
The e in the first syllable is open, like in 'let'.
chuva/ˈʃuvɐ/
The ch is one single breath sound, like the sh sound, never 'tch'.
carro/ˈkaʁu/
The rr is a sound scraped in the throat, and the final o comes out like u.
roxo/ˈʁoʃu/
The x sounds like ch, the r at the start is scraped in the throat, and the first o is closed, like in 'avô'.
ganhar/ɡɐ̃ˈɲa/
The a in the first syllable is nasal because of the nh, and the r at the end barely sounds in speech.
pegar/peˈɡa/
The e in the first syllable is closed and the r at the end is barely heard.

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How do you say 'hand' in Portuguese?: Mão. You use it in "Me dá a mão para atravessar a rua."
What does 'velho' mean?: Velho means something or someone that has lived many years, as in "Esse carro é muito velho, mas ainda anda bem."
How do you ask someone to grab the keys in Portuguese?: "Você pode pegar as chaves em cima da mesa?"

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