What do you think are the ten most important Portuguese words?
If a person could only learn ten words in your language, what should they be?
Si alguem somente podería aprender dez palavras em Português, quais palavras devem ser?Addendum: why does the word "paralelepípido" keep coming up? That's the second time it's been mentioned to me this week as a word I should know how to say. Isn't that a brick of some sort? LOL
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You can join in with ANY conversation with only three words uttered at intervals...
é mesmo?
Nossa (said "NOOOOoosssssSSa! ;))
é verdade?!
This is what I used to do when I first got to Brazil and it was impossible to understand anything - people thought it was hilarious because it's easy to understand where to put them and it looks like you understand everything hehe...
but really (from a Brit who feels uncomfortable not being polite)
1 obrigada/o
2 por favor
3 posso ajudar?
4 tudo bem?
5 muito
6 pequeno (not porquinho - which I constantly say instead grrr!)
7 tchau/fica com Deus/vá com Deus (depending)
8 desculpa
9 agora
10 vamos
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Pergunta dificil!!!!
bem, vamos la:
1. me
2. ajude (help me)
3. so (just)
4. sei (know)
5. dez (ten)
6. palavras (words)
7. na (in)
8. sua (your)
9. lingua (language)
10. obrigado (thank you)
I`m just kidding, now, my true opinion:
1. Amar
2. comer
3. beber
4. perdoar
5. trabalhar
6. felicidade
7. saudade
8. paz
9. saude
10. obrigado
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paralelepípedo:
I should have included it as one of my ten words too ooops! heheh... very interesting word!
It actually means a solid shape that is rectangular or street paving.
However, it is also used as a tongue twister here and is the usual test that foreigners are given for pronunciation practice. (I remember this word because for some reason, I managed to pronounce it correctly the first time someone said it to me. It was probably a total fluke but the look on the person's face was priceless! :))
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1. Integridade
2. Dignidade
3. Amor
4. Respeito
5. Perdão
6. Obrigado
7. Por favor
8. De nada
9. Vida
10. Razão
Paulo's opinion is better ^^
hehehehe
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Here are some helpful very common words:
1 - Por favor (please);
2 - Obrigado (thank you - male) / Obrigada (thank you - female);
3 - Sim (yes);
4 - Não (no);
5 - Ajuda (help);
6 - Como? (how?);
7 - Comida (food);
8 - Bebida (drink);
9 - Trabalho (work); e
10 - Dinheiro (money).
Here are some unusual words, but interesting in pronunciation:
1 - Constitucionalidade (constitutionality);
2 - Esdrúxulo (freak);
3 - Paralelepípedo (parallelepiped);
4 - Ornitorrinco (ornithorhyncus);
5 - Balbúrdia (bedlam);
6 - Urucubaca (whammy);
7 - Onomatopeia (onomatopoeia);
8 - Maximização (maximization);
9 - Sonoridade (sonority); e
10 - Bênçãos (blessings).
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