How do you say 'rain' in Portuguese?

Chuva. Say it in a sentence: 'A chuva está batendo forte na janela do quarto.'

What does chalé mean?

A small country or mountain house, almost always made of wood.

Chave, as in 'Você viu a chave da porta dentro da mochila?'

You arrive at the cabin with the rain pouring down and search for the key at the bottom of your backpack.

A gente vai chegar no chalé antes da chuva.

We're going to arrive at the cabin before the rain.

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chegar/ʃeˈɡa/
to arriveverb
To finish going somewhere and be there.
chuva/ˈʃuvɐ/
rainnoun
Water that falls from the clouds.
chalé/ʃaˈlɛ/
cabinnoun
A small country or mountain house, almost always made of wood.
chave/ˈʃavi/
keynoun
A metal object that locks and unlocks a lock.
chamar/ʃaˈma/
to callverb
To ask someone to come to where you are.
chão/ʃɐ̃w̃/
floornoun
The lower part of a room, where you step and where the furniture rests.
cheiro/ˈʃeɾu/
smellnoun
The sensation something leaves in your nose.
chinelo/ʃiˈnɛlu/
flip-flopnoun
A rubber sandal held to the foot by two straps.
chuveiro/ʃuˈveɾu/
showernoun
The bathroom fixture that pours water from above for someone to bathe.
chateado/ʃateˈadu/
upsetadjective
Feeling sad or annoyed about something.

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A gente vai chegar no chalé antes da chuva.
We're going to arrive at the cabin before the rain.
A chuva está batendo forte na janela do quarto.
The rain is pounding hard on the bedroom window.
O chalé fica no fim daquela estrada de terra.
The cabin is at the end of that dirt road.
Você viu a chave da porta dentro da mochila?
Did you see the door key inside the backpack?
Se a luz cair, pode chamar o dono do chalé.
If the power goes out, you can call the cabin's owner.
Deixa a mochila molhada no chão da cozinha mesmo.
Just leave the wet backpack on the kitchen floor.
O cheiro de madeira molhada tomou conta da sala.
The smell of wet wood filled the living room.
Meu chinelo ficou encharcado com a chuva lá fora.
My flip-flop got soaked from the rain outside.
O chuveiro demora um pouco para esquentar a água.
The shower takes a bit to warm up the water.
Não fica chateado, a chuva passa até de manhã.
Don't be upset, the rain will pass by morning.

chuva/ˈʃuvɐ/
The ch is a single breath, like the English sh, never 'tch'.
chalé/ʃaˈlɛ/
The final é is open, like in 'pé', and carries the stress of the word.
chave/ˈʃavi/
The final '-e' sounds like 'i': 'chávi'.
chão/ʃɐ̃w̃/
It ends with the nasal diphthong of 'pão': the air comes out through the nose.
cheiro/ˈʃeɾu/
The e is closed, like in 'você', and the final o sounds like u.
chinelo/ʃiˈnɛlu/
The e in the stressed syllable is open, like in 'pé'.
chateado/ʃateˈadu/
The 'ch' sounds like the Portuguese letter 'x', the final 'o' comes out as 'u', and the stress falls on the third syllable: cha-te-A-du.

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How do you say 'rain' in Portuguese?: Chuva. Say it in a sentence: 'A chuva está batendo forte na janela do quarto.'
What does chalé mean?: A small country or mountain house, almost always made of wood.
How do you say 'key' in Portuguese?: Chave, as in 'Você viu a chave da porta dentro da mochila?'

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