Gostarias de ouvir * there's e two ways: "Gostarias de ouvir uma canção curtinha?" - "little short song" "Gostarias de ouvir uma cançãozinha?" - "little song"

Hi August, In portuguese it´s very common we use the sufix "inho" (for male words) or "inha" (for female words) whenever we want to refer to something as a small thing or even when we want to sound affectionate. So you should say: "Você gostaria de ouvir uma cançãozinha?" Yes, you should use this mark ~ above the a, as it changes the sound to use when you are pronouncing the word. So if you take a deep look you still have the word "canção" which is the same as "song" and at the end of the word you add the the "inho" or "inha" according to the gender of the word. The additional "z" you see between these two things is just to make the sound flows. It has no special function. Hope it helps. Cheers

"Would you like to hear a short little song?" could be written with the diminutive suffix "-inha" in the word canção [song])*. However, if you apply the diminutive suffix "-inha" on the word curta [short]**, it would convey a somewhat different meaning that should be observed: * Você gostaria de ouvir uma cançãozinha curta? -- the song is still short, but the emphasis is on its delicate features and/or the way you regard it kindly. ** Você gostaria de ouvir uma canção curtinha? -- the song is short and the emphasis is on its short length rather than on your feelings towards it. Another option would be to transforme the adjective "curta" into a diminutive suffix, eliminating one word: "Você gostaria de ouvir uma cançãozinha?" -- However, in this example, the information is inconclusive. Out of context, it is not possible to define if you have kind feelings toward the song or if it is short-length.

The best traduction is "Gostaria de ouvir uma pequena canção?, but "Gostaria de ouvir uma canção curtinha? is wright too.

"Gostarias de ouvir uma canção curtinha?" but we usually use "Gostarias de ouvir uma cançãozinha?"