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English vs Portuguese language pattern: 38 words with ary/ário

English vs Portuguese language pattern: 38 words with ary/ário

posted on September 28, 2016

 

Portuguese lesson about English vs Portuguese language pattern: 38 words with ary/ário

There are several language patterns between English and Portuguese. Patterns between two languages are a great way to quickly build vocabulary, as they make it easier to memorize words.

In this lesson you will quickly learn 38 words that are nearly the same in Portuguese and in English thanks to an English vs Portuguese language pattern:

  • English ending in –ary
  • Portuguese ending in –ário / -ária

For example:

  • English: visionary
  • Portuguese: visionário/visionária

Use English vs Portuguese language patterns to improve pronunciation

Working with words that are similar in English and in Portuguese is great to practice pronunciation because you can really compare how the same letters and the same syllables are pronounced in the two languages.

Listen closely to the pronunciation of the words in Brazilian Portuguese. Don’t be fooled by the fact that you understand the word. Make sure that you truly get its pronunciation so you can say the word with confidence when chatting in Portuguese.

Notice that the words in Portuguese have the graphic accent that we call acento agudo (´). It indicates where to place emphasis when you pronounce the word.

Additional Portuguese lessons using English vs Portuguese patterns 

I have other lessons that use different patterns between English and Portuguese to teach you vocabulary and pronunciation. Check them out on my Portuguese Starter Kit page.

38 words with English vs Portuguese language pattern: ary/ário

Below is a list of 38 words that follow the English vs Portuguese pattern –ary –> ário.

In the video, I pronounce the 18 words that are in bold below to help you practice pronunciation.

This lesson was created with the help of Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary Builder, by Tom Means. The book shows 4,000 words that follow 24 word-ending patterns between English and Portuguese.

English: -ary

Português: -ário

Adversary Adversário/a
Anniversary Aniversário
Arbitrary Arbitrário/a
Beneficiary Beneficiário/a
Centenary Centenário/a
Commentary Comentário
Contrary Contrário/a
Culinary Culinário/a
Dictionary Dicionário
Documentary Documentário
Extraordinary Extraordinário/a
Glossary Glossário
Hereditary Hereditário/a
Honorary Honorário/a
Imaginary Imaginário/a
Incendiary Incendiário/a
Intermediary Intermediário/a
Involuntary Involuntário/a
Itinerary Itinerário
Literary Literário/a
Monetary Monetário/a
Necessary Necessário/a
Ordinary Ordinário/a
Ovary Ovário
Primary Primário/a
Proprietary Proprietário/a
Revolutionary Revolucionário/a
Salary Salário
Sanctuary Santuário
Sanitary Sanitário/a
Secondary Secundário/a
Secretary Secretário/a
Sedentary Sedentário/a
Temporary Temporário/a
Veterinary Veterinário/a
Visionary Visionário/a
Vocabulary Vocabulário
Voluntary Voluntário/a

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About Luciana Lage

I’m Luciana, founder of Street Smart Brazil. I am so happy to be able to help you in your Portuguese speaking journey! Teaching Portuguese as a foreign language was one of the best things that could have happened in my life. I’ve had the privilege of teaching Portuguese at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of San Francisco. Now I am fully dedicated to the Street Smart Brazil community.

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  1. Tana Colburn

    May 2, 2023 at 4:32 pm

    Greetings,
    I teach at a small college in California, USA. I have an adult student from Brazil who has a moderate understanding of American English, but her pronunciation is poor. Do you have any recommendations of how I can help her improve her English? . . . and ESL books that might help?
    Thank you

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      May 4, 2023 at 1:35 pm

      It would be great if she could have a practice buddy. Is there a student who wants to learn Portuguese? Or can she offer a different kind of help in exchange for some English practice with a fellow student? In addition, there are many Brazilians teaching English on Instagram. She should find profiles that she likes and follow them. Finally, you may need to kindly encourage her to pay attention to pronunciation. She may not be aware that pronunciation is where she should focus on. I hope you find a way that works for her!

      Reply
  2. Essie Kashani

    October 18, 2016 at 10:49 pm

    Ola Luciana
    Espero que voce esteja bom e muito obrigado por seu emails que os encontro bastante interessantes. Sempre aprendo algo novo deles.

    Quero perguntar-lhe algo. Voce conhece algum libro intermeddiario para aprender o potugues de Brasil com explicacoes em espanhol?

    Agradeco seu tempo Luciana e que esteja sempre com saude!!

    Que tenha um bom dia.

    Essie Kashani

    Reply
    • Luciana Lage

      October 19, 2016 at 11:39 am

      Oi, Essie, muito obrigada por acompanhar o blog. Infelizmente eu não conheço um livro com explicações em espanhol. Eu conheço um livro para falantes de espanhol, mas as explicações são em inglês. O livro é “Pois não: Brazilian Portuguese Course for Spanish Speakers”. Aqui está o link: http://amzn.to/2e8zCFr

      Reply

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