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Learn 38 Words that Are Nearly the Same in Portuguese and English

Learn 38 Words that Are Nearly the Same in Portuguese and English

posted on September 28, 2016

Portuguese lesson - Learn 38 Words that Are Nearly the Same in Portuguese and English

Patterns between two languages are a great way to quickly build vocabulary, as they make it easier to memorize words.

In this lesson I will show you 38 words that are nearly the same in Portuguese and in English. These words follow the pattern:

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

For example:

  • English: visionary
  • Portuguese: visionário/visionária

Improve Your Brazilian Portuguese 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 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.

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 Lessons Using 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.

Here are the 38 Words and the Video

Below is a list of 38 words that follow the pattern –ary –> ário. In the video, I say the 18 words that are in bold below to help you practice pronunciation.

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.

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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Luciana Lage

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Luciana Lage founded Street Smart Brazil drawing on her passion for Brazilian Portuguese language and culture. Luciana has also taught Portuguese at University of California, Berkeley, and currently teaches at the University of San Francisco.

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  1. AvatarEssie 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

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    • Luciana LageLuciana 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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