Take advantage of patterns to learn Portuguese easier. Below are 40 words that follow an easy pattern between English and Portuguese:
- English ending in –ence ……………… audience
- Portuguese ending in –ência ……… audiência
Watch out! There are tricky exceptions:
- Difference = Diferença
- Presence = Presença
- Silence = Silêncio
To learn more about patterns between English and Portuguese, I recommend the book Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary Builder, by Tom Means. In this book you will find 4,000 words that follow 24 word-ending patterns. It comes with a CD for listening practice.
The 40 words below are feminine nouns.
Check out my video to hear the pronunciation of 15 of these words (the ones in bold below). Pay special attention to the stressed syllable which is where the acento circunflexo (^) is.
English: -ence |
Português: -ência |
Abstinence |
Abstinência |
Adherence |
Aderência |
Adolescence |
Adolescência |
Ambivalence |
Ambivalência |
Audience |
Audiência |
Benevolence |
Benevolência |
Cadence |
Cadência |
Circumference |
Circunferência |
Coherence |
Coerência |
Coincidence |
Coincidência |
Competence |
Competência |
Complacence |
Complacência |
Condescendence |
Condescendência |
Conference |
Conferência |
Congruence |
Congruência |
Conscience |
Consciência |
Consequence |
Consequência* |
Consistence |
Consistência |
Convenience |
Conveniência |
Correspondence |
Correspondência |
Decadence |
Decadência |
Dependence |
Dependência |
Divergence |
Divergência |
Essence |
Essência |
Evidence |
Evidência |
Excellence |
Excelência |
Existence |
Existência |
Experience |
Experiência |
Incidence |
Incidência |
Influence |
Influência |
Innocence |
Inocência |
Insistence |
Insistência |
Intelligence |
Inteligência |
Irreverence |
Irreverência |
Negligence |
Negligência |
Neuroscience |
Neurociência |
Patience |
Paciência |
Preference |
Preferência |
Residence |
Residência |
Science |
Ciência |
To quickly build your vocabulary, here are more patterns:
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