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Words ending in -agem in Portuguese

You're on the bus back from the beach, looking at the scenery and answering messages from the people who stayed home.

The phrase

A viagem de volta está bem mais tranquila.
The trip back is a lot calmer.

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The ten words

  1. viagem/viˈaʒẽj̃/

    tripnoun

    A journey to a faraway place.

  2. passagem/paˈsaʒẽj̃/

    ticketnoun

    A paper or record that gives the right to board a bus, train or plane.

  3. mensagem/mẽˈsaʒẽj̃/

    messagenoun

    A message someone sends to another person.

  4. garagem/ɡaˈɾaʒẽj̃/

    garagenoun

    A place where a car is kept.

  5. paisagem/pajˈzaʒẽj̃/

    scenerynoun

    Everything the eye can take in of a place.

  6. coragem/koˈɾaʒẽj̃/

    couragenoun

    Strength to face fear.

  7. vantagem/vɐ̃ˈtaʒẽj̃/

    advantagenoun

    Something that puts you in a better position.

  8. tatuagem/tatuˈaʒẽj̃/

    tattoonoun

    A design made on the skin with ink.

  9. folhagem/foˈʎaʒẽj̃/

    foliagenoun

    All the leaves of a plant.

  10. selvagem/sewˈvaʒẽj̃/

    wildadjective

    Not domesticated.

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The sentences

  1. A viagem de volta está bem mais tranquila.

    The trip back is a lot calmer.

  2. Já comprei a passagem de volta, chego no domingo.

    I already bought my ticket back, I get in on Sunday.

  3. Vi sua mensagem agora, estou no ônibus ainda.

    I just saw your message, I'm still on the bus.

  4. Deixa o portão da garagem aberto que eu chego logo.

    Leave the garage gate open, I'll be there soon.

  5. Olha que paisagem linda aqui da janela do ônibus.

    Look how beautiful the view is from the bus window.

  6. Tive coragem de entrar no mar gelado hoje cedo.

    I got up the courage to go into the freezing sea this morning.

  7. A vantagem de voltar cedo é pegar a estrada vazia.

    The upside of going back early is getting an empty road.

  8. Minha irmã quer ver a tatuagem nova que eu fiz.

    My sister wants to see the new tattoo I got.

  9. Você pode regar a folhagem da varanda amanhã cedo?

    Can you water the plants on the balcony tomorrow morning?

  10. Aquela praia ainda é bem selvagem, quase sem ninguém.

    That beach is still pretty wild, with hardly anyone there.

Pronunciation

  • viagem/viˈaʒẽj̃/

    The final -gem is nasal and rhymes with bem.

  • passagem/paˈsaʒẽj̃/

    The final -gem is nasal: it comes out like 'jẽi', with the air through the nose.

  • mensagem/mẽˈsaʒẽj̃/

    The men at the start is already nasal, with the same closed e as in bem.

  • garagem/ɡaˈɾaʒẽj̃/

    The final gem sounds like a nasal 'jayn', and the stress falls on the ra in the middle.

  • paisagem/pajˈzaʒẽj̃/

    The s between vowels sounds like z: pai-za-gem.

  • coragem/koˈɾaʒẽj̃/

    The o of the first syllable is closed, as in avô.

  • vantagem/vɐ̃ˈtaʒẽj̃/

    The van- is nasal: air also comes out through the nose, and the n isn't sounded.

  • folhagem/foˈʎaʒẽj̃/

    The lh sounds as in filho, with the tongue pressed against the roof of the mouth.

  • selvagem/sewˈvaʒẽj̃/

    The l at the end of a syllable sounds like u: seu-va-gem.

Good to know

rodoviária
In Brazil, long-distance buses usually leave from the rodoviária, the city's bus terminal. Arrive a little early to find the platform and the ticket counter.
passagem
You can usually buy a passagem at the ticket counter, in an app or on the bus company's website. In many cases it's saved on your phone, and the driver or an inspector may ask for photo ID.
litoral
On weekends and long holidays, the roads to the beach and back to the city usually get crowded. Leaving early or late at night generally helps you get an emptier road.

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Questions

How do you say "I saw your message" in Portuguese?
You can say "Vi sua mensagem agora, estou no ônibus ainda." Mensagem means a note someone sends to another person.
What does paisagem mean in Portuguese?
Paisagem means everything the eye can take in of a place. In the collection you say "Olha que paisagem linda aqui da janela do ônibus."
How do you say "I already bought the ticket" in Portuguese?
You say "Já comprei a passagem de volta, chego no domingo." Passagem is the paper or record that gives you the right to board a bus, train or plane.

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