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Definite and
Indefinite Articles
The definite articles in
Portuguese are O for the masculine form and A for the feminine one.
In English, our
definite article is the word THE, as in the word, denoting a
specific one.
Indefinite articles
in English are A and AN and SOME, used in an object or
a
book and some pictures, used in plural.
In Portuguese there
are UM and UMA (singular) and UNS and UMAS (plural)
Definite Articles
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Masculine |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
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Feminine |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
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o cara |
oo cah-rah |
the guy |
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a cara |
ah cah-rah |
the face |
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o pneu |
oo peh-neh-oo |
the tire |
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a chuva |
ah shoo-vah |
the rain |
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o emprego |
oo ehm-pray-goh |
the job |
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a empresa |
ah ehm-pray-sah |
the business/firm |
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os empregados |
oos ehm-pray-gah-dohs |
the employees |
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as estrelas |
as es-tray-lahs |
the stars |
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os gatos |
oos gah-tohs |
the cats (male) |
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as gatas |
as gah-tahs |
the cats (female) |
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os pelos |
oos peh-lohs |
the hairs (not on
head) |
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as fotos* |
as foh-tohs |
the photos |
Indefinite Articles
|
Masculine |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
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Feminine |
Pronunciation |
Translation |
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um porto |
oon pohr-toh |
a door |
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uma camisa |
oo-mah cah-mee-sah |
a shirt |
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um prato |
oon prah-toh |
a plate |
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uma carta |
oo-mah
cahr-tah |
a letter |
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um tigre |
oon tee-greh |
a tiger |
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uma mensagem |
oo-mah mehn-sah-jayn |
a message |
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um dedo |
oon deh-doh |
a finger/toe |
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uma abelha |
oo-mah ah-bell-yah |
a bee |
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uns jornais |
oons johr-nice |
some newspapers |
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umas garrafas |
oo-mahs gahr-hah-fahs |
some bottles |
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uns passaros |
oons pahs-sah-rrohs |
some birds |
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umas pernas |
oo-mahs
pehr-nahs |
some legs |
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uns amigos |
oons ah-mee-gohs |
some friends |
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umas paredes |
oo-mahs pah-reh-dgees |
some walls |
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