How do you say 'theater' in Portuguese?

Teatro, with the final o said like u: te-A-tru.

What's the word for 'betrayal' in Portuguese?

Traição, with a nasal ending like in pão.

You can use ruim, as in 'não achei a peça ruim, só um pouco longa' (I didn't think the play was bad, just a bit long).

You leave the theater after a play about a betrayed queen and chat with a friend at the door about what you thought.

O teatro estava cheio até a última fila.

The theater was packed all the way to the last row.

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teatro/teˈatɾu/Also said tʃiˈatɾu.
theaternoun
A building where plays and shows are performed.
rainha/ʁaˈĩɲɐ/
queennoun
Woman who rules a kingdom or is married to the king.
poeta/poˈɛtɐ/
poetnoun
A person who writes poems.
saída/saˈidɐ/
exitnoun
Door or passage you leave a place through.
ruído/ʁuˈidu/
noisenoun
A sound that bothers you.
traição/tɾaiˈsɐ̃w̃/
betrayalnoun
A break in someone's trust.
ciúme/siˈũmi/
jealousynoun
Fear of losing someone to another person.
ruim/ʁuˈĩ/
badadjective
Not good.
sair/saˈi/
to leaveverb
To go away from a place.
doer/doˈe/
to hurtverb
To leave someone hurt.

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O teatro estava cheio até a última fila.
The theater was packed all the way to the last row.
Você viu como a rainha chorou no final?
Did you see how the queen cried at the end?
O autor da peça também é poeta, sabia?
The playwright is also a poet, did you know that?
Vamos esperar na saída até o pessoal chegar?
Should we wait by the exit until everyone gets here?
Aquele ruído no fundo me atrapalhou o tempo todo.
That noise in the background bothered me the whole time.
A cena da traição foi a melhor parte.
The betrayal scene was the best part.
O ciúme do rei estragou tudo no final.
The king's jealousy ruined everything at the end.
Não achei a peça ruim, só um pouco longa.
I didn't think the play was bad, just a bit long.
A gente pode sair pela porta do lado?
Can we leave through the side door?
Aquela última cena chegou a doer de verdade.
That last scene really hit hard.

teatro/teˈatɾu/
The final o sounds like u: te-A-tru.
rainha/ʁaˈĩɲɐ/
Initial r from the throat, nasal stressed i, and nh at the end: ʁa-ĩ-nha.
poeta/poˈɛtɐ/
The e is open, as in the English word 'bet': po-É-ta.
ruído/ʁuˈidu/
The r at the start is the throaty sound, like in rua.
traição/tɾaiˈsɐ̃w̃/
The final ão is nasal, like in pão.
ciúme/siˈũmi/
The u is nasal, like in um: ci-Ú-mi.
ruim/ʁuˈĩ/
The stress falls on the i, which is nasal: ru-IM, not RU-im.
sair/saˈi/
The final r isn't pronounced, and the stress falls on the i: sa-Í.
doer/doˈe/
The final e is closed, like in você: do-Ê.

aplausos em pé: After a really good play, part of the audience often stands to applaud at the end. Nobody is required to, but it happens a lot for well-received shows.
chegar em cima da hora: Many theaters close the doors as soon as the play starts and won't let anyone in until intermission. It's worth arriving with time to spare.
bilheteria: Besides buying online, you can still buy tickets right at the theater's box office, usually open a bit before showtime.

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How do you say 'theater' in Portuguese?: Teatro, with the final o said like u: te-A-tru.
What's the word for 'betrayal' in Portuguese?: Traição, with a nasal ending like in pão.
How do you say a play wasn't bad?: You can use ruim, as in 'não achei a peça ruim, só um pouco longa' (I didn't think the play was bad, just a bit long).

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