A call where you can't hear a thing in Portuguese

1. 1
   alô/aˈlo/

   hellonoun

   A greeting said when answering the phone.
2. 2
   ligação/liɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/

   phone callnoun

   A connection that links one thing to another and lets them communicate.
3. 3
   sinal/siˈnaw/

   signalnoun

   A cue you can see or hear that warns you of something.
4. 4

   chiadostatic

5. 5

   aparelhodevice

6. 6

   ouvirto hear

7. 7

   escutarto listen

8. 8

   repetirto repeat

9. 9

   gritarto shout

10. 10

    abafadomuffled

The sentences3 of 10

1. Alô, você consegue me escutar agora?

   Hello, can you hear me now?

2. Essa ligação está horrível, vou desligar e chamar de novo.

   This call sounds terrible, I'm going to hang up and call again.

3. Aqui dentro de casa o sinal fica ruim quando chove.

   In here at home the signal gets bad when it rains.

Pronunciation

• ligação/liɡaˈsɐ̃w̃/

  The stress falls on the last syllable, which comes out nasal, like the end of 'não'.

Questions

What does 'chiado' mean in this situation?

It's the harsh, continuous noise that comes out of a broken audio device, and it's what keeps you from hearing the person on the other end.

What's the difference between 'ouvir' and 'escutar'?

'Ouvir' is perceiving a sound even without paying attention to it, while 'escutar' is paying attention to a sound in order to make out what it is.