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?Pronunciation/Notes
& `4 C% ^- y0 xMy name is… Chamo-me… Shamu-me… – lit. “I call myself…” ; @# {! o; C4 w3 S+ H7 G* t
O meu nome é… oo mayu nome eh – lit. “the my name is…”
- d$ T( ? f5 G1 i" w- RWhat is your name?+ [! R) S% `$ F+ T/ m5 n2 t9 c0 J. K: m
?Como se-chama? Komu se-shama? – lit. "How do you call yourself?"
1 ]$ J+ B) W; Y* ?% m5 J7 pQual é o seu nome? Kwal eh oo sayu nome? – lit. “What is the your name?”
+ K8 `4 a% X2 ^' D1 O1 qThis is…7 l$ Q5 ?: V- S) q- b- l
?Este é…
; ~+ j" ]5 |# U* m( X+ x; L/ p?Eshte eh… (when introducing a male) 8 T+ f4 J( Q7 _7 I$ N
Esta é… Eshta eh… (when introducing a female)
$ z8 A2 \0 k, g, d3 e: j3 Vmy husband o meu marido oo mayu mareedu – lit. “the my husband” & V, |% ]7 C0 c, x- _4 G
my wife a minha esposa a minya eshpoza – lit. “the my spouse”
- x$ t! N" K ya minha mulher a minya mulyair – lit. “the my woman” – ‘mulher’ is usually used to refer to your own wife, whereas ‘esposa’ can be used for your own, or someone elses wife.
0 G3 U5 F, {5 h; c3 qmy boyfriend o meu namorado oo mayu namorahdu – lit. “the my boyfriend” : W- Y4 k8 A, A2 j& s
my girlfriend a minha namorada a minya namorahda – lit. “the my girlfriend” –? when used by a male referring to his female partner 7 |. x9 A" K* o& X
a minha amiga a minya ameega – lit. “the my friend” – when used by a female referring to a female friend
7 } y4 C1 A7 V# |a friend um amigo oom[ng] ameegu – a male friend
! G! b- f( N- d9 @uma amiga oom[ng]a ameega – a female friend 8 l0 ? u) M3 p' k( c7 P2 V
Do you speak English? Fala Inglês? Fahla Ingle[a]ysh? – Although the ‘ê’ sometimes sounds more open (‘ay’), the circumflex still denotes that it should be a close pronunciation.? Listen carefully to a native speaker – the sound is like a cross between the ‘ea’ of ‘ear’ and the ‘ai’ of ‘air’.? The same is true of the words ‘Inglesa’; ‘Português’; and ‘Portuguesa’.
7 k, K- K9 C' Y% sI am learning to speak Portuguese Eu aprendo a falar Português Ayoo aprendu a falar Portooge[a]ysh
' C5 N! G; e3 p8 h% B7 u8 ^I am English Sou Inglês Soh Ingle[a]ysh – only said by males 4 C# k0 }4 I6 N. C; W8 V4 l
Sou Inglesa Soh Ingle[a]yza – only said by females
) [" V/ A0 x9 L6 L0 x8 d/ [; ~I am Portuguese Sou Português Soh Portooge[a]ysh – only said by males
7 h* S% ~" r! |4 s0 mSou Portuguesa Soh Portooge[a]yza – only said by females |