I have talked about patterns between English and Portuguese in previous posts. I gave you a list of cognates — words that are very similar — and I listed ninety words that are easy to memorize.
Today I will give you a list of 55 words with the following pattern:
- Words that end in -AL in English end in -AL in Portuguese, too.
Here is the best part: Many of these words have the exact same spelling in English and in Portuguese. The pronunciation is different, of course. This is a great opportunity to observe those differences and transfer them to other words in your learning journey.
I will divide the words in two lists: nouns and adjectives. For the nouns, you will see the indication of their gender. The adjectives have only one form for both feminine and masculine.
In the video I pronounce the words for you. Notice that the stress syllable is the last one. The English words are in alphabetical order.
Nouns:
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| O animal | Animal |
| O canal | Canal |
| O carnaval | Carnival |
| A catedral | Cathedral |
| O cereal | Cereal |
| O cristal | Crystal |
| O festival | Festival |
| O hospital | Hopital |
| O potencial | Potential |
| O sinal | Signal |
| O total | Total |
Adjectives
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| Acidental | Accidental |
| Adicional | Addtional |
| Artificial | Artificial |
| Audiovisual | Audiovisual |
| Banal | Banal |
| Casual | Casual |
| Central | Central |
| Coloquial | Colloquial |
| Colonial | Colonial |
| Comercial | Commercial |
| Confidencial | Confidential |
| Cordial | Cordial |
| Crucial | Crucial |
| Cultural | Cultural |
| Digital | Digital |
| Emocional | Emotional |
| Igual | Equal |
| Essencial | Essential |
| Existencial | Existential |
| Facial | Facial |
| Global | Global |
| Gradual | Gradual |
| Habitual | Habitual |
| Individual | Individual |
| Informal | Informal |
| Irracional | Irrational |
| Literal | Literal |
| Nacional | National |
| Natural | Natural |
| Normal | Normal |
| Original | Original |
| Parcial | Partial |
| Radical | Radical |
| Regional | Regional |
| Residencial | Residential |
| Sensacional | Sensational |
| Social | Social |
| Especial | Special |
| Espiritual | Spiritual |
| Tradicional | Traditional |
| Tropical | Tropical |
| Usual | Usual |
| Virtual | Virtual |
| Vital | Vital |
I hope you have fun using your new vocabulary.
This list is from the book Instant Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary Builder, by Tom Means.
For similar vocabulary videos, check out these posts:
- 40 Easy Words to Learn: Use Patterns to Your Benefit – with video
- 90 New Words that You Will Have No Trouble Memorizing – with Video
- Quick Vocabulary Building – Cognates – with Video
Valeu!
Photo by Jeff Belmonte on Flickr’s Creative Commons
