Sep 11, 2014 · Could I get a few people to explain the difference in pronunciation between a, á, ã, â and à in Portuguese using English comparisons (if possible)? I can't seem to find a thread or other Web …

Nov 24, 2025 · Portuguese Português (Portuguese) Questions about Portuguese, or translations between Portuguese and any other language, except for Spanish.

Mar 28, 2010 · The dictionary authors likely tried to approximate the Portuguese "o" (a monophthong) with American English "o" (a diphthong, [əu]/ [əʊ]) and weren't very elaborate, which made their …

Feb 10, 2005 · Questions about Portuguese, or translations between Portuguese and any other language, except for Spanish.

Sep 4, 2009 · Hi, In which way can I abbreviate número without using nº? The font I use doesn't have the º character so I want to know if I can replace it with "no." or "num" instead. Thanks in advance!

Jan 9, 2007 · Hi all, Can someone explain to me the use of the word "brigadão"? It seems to be just another way of saying "obrigado", but is it used in particular by certain social groups? Certain age …

Mar 2, 2005 · This should have been posted in the Portuguese-English section. Here it is: Parabéns a você, Nesta data querida. Muitas felicidades, Muitos anos de vida. Hoje é dia de festa, Cantam as …

Jul 28, 2008 · In this forum's Resources sticky, there are links to some websites where you can type a word, and listen to how it's pronounced in Portuguese. Look them up here. If you are familiar with …

Aug 18, 2018 · Why does Portuguese spell the final nasal vowel as an m, when n is available and makes more etymological sense? Nowadays, the sound is pronounced at the previous vowel as a …

Jan 26, 2007 · Olá pessoal There are already many threads about mutual intelligibility of Portuguese with its "brother" (or we could say cousin xD) Castelhano language, but another interesting matter is …