Animals
One letter, two sounds
In Portuguese, some letters can have different sounds depending on their position in a word. Listen up!
The first o sounds like the o in boat, while the second o sounds like the u in dude.
The first e sounds like the e in set, while the second e sounds like the the i in piano.
Was that a question?
Asking questions in Portuguese is easy! Just take a statement and pronounce it as a question by lifting your voice at the end.
Ele tem um cavalo. → Ele tem um cavalo?
Ele é um inseto. → Ele é um inseto?
É um pássaro. → É um pássaro?
Did you notice that it is doesn’t exist in Portuguese? You can say ele é, ela é, or simply é.