Three syllables that look like two in Portuguese
You read a note out loud and stumble on a word that has one more syllable than your eyes counted.
The phrase
A saída fica logo depois do banheiro, no fim do corredor.10 words10 sentences
The ten words
- saída/saˈidɐ/
exitnoun
Door or passage you leave a place through.
- saúde/saˈudʒi/
healthnoun
State of the body of someone who isn't sick.
- ruína/ʁuˈĩnɐ/
ruinnoun
What's left of a building that time has torn down.
- rainha/ʁaˈĩɲɐ/
queennoun
Woman who rules a kingdom or is married to the king.
- ideia/iˈdɛjɐ/
ideanoun
Thought that appears in someone's head.
- traição/tɾaiˈsɐ̃w̃/
betrayalnoun
When someone is secretly with another person behind their boyfriend's or husband's back.
- ainda/aˈĩdɐ/
stilladverb
Shows that something is still happening up to this moment.
- moído/moˈidu/Also said muˈidu.
worn outadjective
Very tired, with a body heavy from so much effort.
- distraído/dʒistɾaˈidu/Also said dʒiʃtɾaˈidu.
distractedadjective
Whose mind is elsewhere and isn't paying attention to what's happening.
- cair/kaˈi/
to fallverb
To suddenly end up on the ground, without meaning to.
The sentences
A saída fica logo depois do banheiro, no fim do corredor.
The exit is right past the bathroom, at the end of the hallway.
Depois que parou de fumar, a saúde dele melhorou muito.
After he quit smoking, his health improved a lot.
Aquela casa velha da esquina virou uma ruína depois do incêndio.
That old house on the corner became a ruin after the fire.
No desfile da escola, ela foi a rainha da bateria.
In the school parade, she was the queen of the drumline.
Você me dá uma ideia de presente para o meu irmão?
Can you give me an idea for a gift for my brother?
Ela terminou o namoro na hora em que descobriu a traição.
She ended the relationship the moment she found out about the betrayal.
Você ainda está no trabalho ou já está voltando para casa?
Are you still at work or are you already heading home?
Cheguei em casa moído depois de subir aquela ladeira toda.
I got home worn out after climbing that whole hill.
Estava tão distraído no celular que perdi o ponto do ônibus.
I was so distracted on my phone that I missed my bus stop.
Cuidado para não cair, o chão do banheiro está molhado.
Be careful not to fall, the bathroom floor is wet.
Pronunciation
saúde/saˈudʒi/
The ending sounds like 'dji': sa-ú-dji.
ruína/ʁuˈĩnɐ/
The initial r is the throaty sound, and the stressed i comes out nasalized before the n.
rainha/ʁaˈĩɲɐ/
Initial r from the throat, nasal stressed i, and nh at the end: ʁa-ĩ-nha.
ideia/iˈdɛjɐ/
The stressed e is open, like in 'bed'.
traição/tɾaiˈsɐ̃w̃/
The final -ção is nasal, it comes out through the nose like 'sãu'.
ainda/aˈĩdɐ/
The ai isn't a diphthong: a-ĩ-da, with the i stressed and nasal.
moído/moˈidu/
The o and the i don't blend together: mo-í-du, and the ending sounds like 'u'.
distraído/dʒistɾaˈidu/
The initial di sounds like 'dji' and the stressed í stays separate from the a: djis-tra-í-du.
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- How do you say 'exit' in Portuguese?
- You say saída, the door or passage you leave a place through.
- What does moído mean in Portuguese?
- It means very tired, with a body heavy from so much effort.
- How do you say 'still' in Portuguese?
- You say ainda, and it shows that something is still happening up to this moment.