Portuguese - English
x is pronounced sh as in the Chinese place name Xian
I think I shall go to Portugaal to teach English. In Portugal a teacher is called a professor. I shall feel really important.
aluno - student (a loony alumni)
artista - artist
credito - credit
professor - teacher
modelo - model
ovo - egg
peixe - fish
quarto - room (think of the word quarters)
rei - king (like reign)
secretario - secretary
English - Portuguese
artist - artista
credit - credito
egg - ovo (like ovulate)
fish - peixe
king - rei (first three letters the same as reign, the same first two letters as rex and regicide)
model - modelo
room - quarto
secretary - secretario
student - aluno
teacher - professor
Bonus word
hungry - (like famished) com fome / faminto
Useful Websites
https://www.visitportugal.com/en
http://www.visitmadeira.pt/en-gb/homepage
http://visitbrasil.com/en/
https://www.duolingo.com/course/pt/en/Learn-Portuguese-Online
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. teacher of English and other languages.
x is pronounced sh as in the Chinese place name Xian
I think I shall go to Portugaal to teach English. In Portugal a teacher is called a professor. I shall feel really important.
aluno - student (a loony alumni)
artista - artist
credito - credit
professor - teacher
modelo - model
ovo - egg
peixe - fish
quarto - room (think of the word quarters)
rei - king (like reign)
secretario - secretary
English - Portuguese
artist - artista
credit - credito
egg - ovo (like ovulate)
fish - peixe
king - rei (first three letters the same as reign, the same first two letters as rex and regicide)
model - modelo
room - quarto
secretary - secretario
student - aluno
teacher - professor
Bonus word
hungry - (like famished) com fome / faminto
Useful Websites
https://www.visitportugal.com/en
http://www.visitmadeira.pt/en-gb/homepage
http://visitbrasil.com/en/
https://www.duolingo.com/course/pt/en/Learn-Portuguese-Online
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. teacher of English and other languages.
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