Learn Portuguese in Record Time – Part 1
You Already Know a Little Portuguese!
With language
learning you always know at least some words before you ever begin. Cognates
are words you recognize from your native language that mean the same thing in
another languageHere you have same exemples:
Nouns:
PORTUGUESE
|
ENGLISH
|
O animal
|
Animal
|
O canal
|
Canal
|
O carnaval
|
Carnival
|
A internet
|
internet
|
A catedral
|
Cathedral
|
O cereal
|
Cereal
|
O cristal
|
Crystal
|
O festival
|
Festival
|
O bar
|
bar
|
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 like this new vocabulary.
List from: Instant Brazilian Portuguese
Vocabulary Builder, by Tom Means.
Image: https://www.iolante.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/portuguese-to-english.jpg
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