Grammar Flashcards
Acento Circunflexo - Caret (^)
What it does
Letters that use it
How to use
Closes letter - pronounce with closed mouth
Letters that use it: â, ê, ô
â - uh (“alphabet”)
ê - ih (sin, win)
ô - oh (flow)
Accent Agudo e Grave (´, `)
What it does
Letters that use it
How to use it
Opens the letter, places stress on the letter
Letters that use them: á, à, é, í, ó, ú
á, à — aaahhhh (like in “father”) é — eh (like in “seven”) í — ee (like in “peak”) ó — ahw (like in “odd”) ú — oo (like in “roof”)
Cedilha (¸)
What it does
Letters that use it
How to pronounce
Turns a regular hard c an s sound
Letter that uses it: ç
ç - hard s (salad)
four different ways of normal sound s: with an s, with a c (only when followed by an e or an i), with two s (ss) and with a ç.
O - Os
The (masculine, singular, plural)
A - As
The (feminine singular, plural)
À - à
To
Til (~)
What it does
Letters that use it
Changes into a nasal sound.
Letters that use it: ã, õ
Pronounce
Ba - Be - Bi - Bo - Bu
Ba - Bah Be - Beh Bi - Bee Bo - Bahw Bu - Boo
Pronounce
Ca - Ce - Ci - Co - Cu
Ca - Kah Ce - Seh Ci - See Co - Koh Cu - Koo
Pronounce
Da - De - Di - Do - Du
Da - Dah De - Deh Di - Gee Do - Dahw Du - Doo
Pronounce
Ga - Ge - Gi - Go - Gu
Ga - gah Ge - jeh Gi - jee Go - goh Gu - goo
“o” in the end of the word is pronounced as
“oo”
“e” in the end of the word is pronounced as
“i” - ee
Ser
present, past, future
- to be
- use for permanent situations/states, profession, permanent weather, date
present eu sou ele é nós somos eles são
past eu fui ele foi nós fomos eles foram
future eu serei ele será nós seremos eles serão
Estar
present, past, future
- to be
- moods, emotions, weather, temporary states, com + noun (with hungry)
present eu estou ele está nós estamos eles estão
past eu estive ele esteve nós estivemos eles estiveram
future eu estarei ele estará nós estaremos eles estarão
