How do you say 'dark' in Brazilian Portuguese?

Escuro, as in 'O quarto ainda está escuro e eu preciso levantar agora.'

What does esquecer mean?

It means to forget, as in 'Não posso esquecer a chave em cima da mesa.'

Esquina means corner, as in 'O ônibus passa na esquina em dez minutos.'

You wake up late, the room is still dark, and the bus passes by the corner in ten minutes.

O quarto ainda está escuro e eu preciso levantar agora.

The room is still dark and I need to get up now.

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escuro/isˈkuɾu/Also said esˈkuɾu, iʃˈkuɾu or eʃˈkuɾu.
darkadjective
With little or no light.
esquecer/iskeˈse/
to forgetverb
To stop remembering something.
esquentar/iskẽˈta/
to warm upverb
To make something hotter.
escova/isˈkovɐ/Also said esˈkovɐ, iʃˈkovɐ or eʃˈkovɐ.
brushnoun
An object full of bristles used to clean or comb.
escolher/iskoˈʎe/
to chooseverb
To decide what you want, among several options.
esquerdo/isˈkeʁdu/Also said esˈkeʁdu, isˈkeɾdu, esˈkeɾdu, iʃˈkeʁdu or eʃˈkeʁdu.
leftadjective
The side of the body where the heart is.
estômago/isˈtõmaɡu/
stomachnoun
The organ where food goes after you swallow it.
estragar/istɾaˈɡa/Also said estɾaˈɡa, iʃtɾaˈɡa or eʃtɾaˈɡa.
to spoilverb
To become too old and bad to eat, talking about food.
esquina/isˈkĩnɐ/
cornernoun
The place where two streets meet.
escola/esˈkɔlɐ/
schoolnoun
The place where people go to study and learn.

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O quarto ainda está escuro e eu preciso levantar agora.
The room is still dark and I need to get up now.
Não posso esquecer a chave em cima da mesa.
I can't forget the key on top of the table.
Você tem tempo de esquentar o café antes de sair?
Do you have time to heat up the coffee before you leave?
Você viu a escova de dente no banheiro?
Did you see the toothbrush in the bathroom?
Não dá tempo de escolher a roupa com calma.
There's no time to pick out clothes calmly.
Meu sapato esquerdo sumiu debaixo da cama.
My left shoe is missing under the bed.
Saí de casa com o estômago vazio de novo.
I left the house with an empty stomach again.
Esse leite vai estragar se ficar fora da geladeira.
This milk is going to spoil if it stays out of the fridge.
O ônibus passa na esquina em dez minutos.
The bus passes by the corner in ten minutes.
Preciso deixar meu filho na escola antes do trabalho.
I need to drop my kid off at school before work.

escuro/isˈkuɾu/
The e at the start sounds like i: is-cu-ro.
esquecer/iskeˈse/
The e at the start turns into i, and the e of the stressed syllable is closed, like in você. In speech the r at the end drops.
esquentar/iskẽˈta/
The 'e' at the start sounds like i, the 'en' is nasal, and the final 'r' isn't heard: is-quen-TÁ.
escova/isˈkovɐ/
The o of the stressed syllable is closed, like in avô.
escolher/iskoˈʎe/
The 'e' at the start comes out as 'i' and the 'lh' is a single sound.
esquerdo/isˈkeʁdu/
The e of the stressed syllable is closed, like in você, not open like in pé.
estômago/isˈtõmaɡu/
The ô of the stressed syllable is nasal and closed; the o at the end sounds like u.
estragar/istɾaˈɡa/
The e at the start sounds like i, and the stress falls on the last syllable, -gar.
esquina/isˈkĩnɐ/
The first e sounds like i, and the i of the stressed syllable is nasal: is-KI-na.
escola/esˈkɔlɐ/
The o of the stressed syllable is open, like in avó.

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How do you say 'dark' in Brazilian Portuguese?: Escuro, as in 'O quarto ainda está escuro e eu preciso levantar agora.'
What does esquecer mean?: It means to forget, as in 'Não posso esquecer a chave em cima da mesa.'
How do you say the bus stops at the corner?: Esquina means corner, as in 'O ônibus passa na esquina em dez minutos.'

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