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Pronunciation
In this phrasebook, the Portuguese has been written in a sys-
tem of imitated pronunciation so that it can be read as though
it were English, bearing in mind the notes on pronunciation
given below:
a as in hat
ay as in may HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
eh as in get
g as in goat
i as in it
ī as the ‘i’ sound in might
J as the ‘s’ sound in pleasure
o as in not
oh like the exclamation oh
oo as in boot
ow as in now N
In words such as não [nowng] and bem [bayng], the final ‘g’ in
the pronunciation signifies a nasal sound and should barely be
sounded. Pr onunciation
Letters given in bold type indicate the part of the word to be
stressed.

Abbreviations /
adj adjective
f feminine
fam familiar Abbr eviations
m masculine
pl plural
pol polite
sing singular

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