Brazilian Portuguese 4 You
Small accents, BIG difference in Portuguese! 🇧🇷✨ Don't let a small accent change your whole sentence! In Brazilian Portuguese, shifting the stress or adding an accent mark can completely alter the meaning of a word. Here are 5 common word pairs you need to watch out for: 🥥 coco (coconut) vs. 💩 cocô (poop) 🥛 bebe (drinks) vs. 👶 bebê (baby) 👵 sábia (wise woman) vs. 🐦 sabiá (thrush bird) 👇 esta (this) vs. 🧍 está (is) 🕯️ cera (wax) vs. 🤔 será? (I wonder / could it be?) Which pair was th...
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