Brazilian Portuguese 4 You
Small accents, BIG difference in Portuguese! ๐ง๐ทโจ Don't let a small accent change your whole sentence! In Brazilian Portuguese, shifting the stress or adding an accent mark can completely alter the meaning of a word. Here are 5 common word pairs you need to watch out for: ๐ฅฅ coco (coconut) vs. ๐ฉ cocรด (poop) ๐ฅ bebe (drinks) vs. ๐ถ bebรช (baby) ๐ต sรกbia (wise woman) vs. ๐ฆ sabiรก (thrush bird) ๐ esta (this) vs. ๐ง estรก (is) ๐ฏ๏ธ cera (wax) vs. ๐ค serรก? (I wonder / could it be?) Which pair was th...
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