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um selo
uns selos
oong sayloo
oonsh sayloosh
a stamp some stamps
uma rapariga umas raparigas
ooma rapareega oomash rapareegash
a girl some girls
When the indefinite article is used in combination with em (in,
on) it changes as follows: HOW THE LANGUAGE WORKS
masculine em + um = num [noong]
feminine em + uma = numa [nooma]
gostava de ir numa viagem ao Brasil
gooshtava deer nooma v-yaJayng ow brazeel
I’d like to go on a trip to Brazil

Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun N
they refer to. In the English-Portuguese section of this book,
all adjectives are given in the masculine singular. Unlike
English, Portuguese adjectives usually follow the noun. Articles
The feminine singular of the adjective is formed by changing
the masculine endings as follows: /
masculine feminine
-o -a Adjectives
-or -ora
-ês -esa
um cozinheiro estupendo uma cozinheira estupenda
oong koozeen-yayroo shtoopayndo ooma koozeen-yayra shtoopaynda and
a wonderful cook a wonderful cook
um senhor encantador uma senhora encantadora Adverbs
oong sin-yohr aynkantadohr ooma sin-yora aynkantadora
a nice man a nice woman

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