{"id":1459,"date":"2010-08-30T08:34:17","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T08:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1459"},"modified":"2010-08-30T03:02:41","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T03:02:41","slug":"words-in-portuguese-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-mixed-up-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/words-in-portuguese-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-mixed-up-part\/","title":{"rendered":"Words in Portuguese You Don\u2019t Want to Get Mixed Up – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

So \u00a0last week I wrote about confusing words in Portuguese<\/a>, and I clearly didn’t write about enough because a bunch of you reminded me of some I couldn’t think of!! So I figured why not keep clearing things up with your suggestions?! \u00a0Let’s get straight to it, shall we?<\/p>\n

barato\/a vs. barata<\/em><\/p>\n

barato\/a = <\/em>cheap, in the masculine form is pronounce, bah-rah-toh (feminine is exactly like the word below)<\/p>\n

barata = <\/em>cockroach, and is pronounced, bah-rah-tah.<\/p>\n

This is easy to decifer if you pay attention to the context. \u00a0Since they’re essentially the same word, you just have to pay attention to not call a masculine object that is inexpensive, a cockroach. \u00a0For example, “Esta camiseta est\u00e1 barata,” but not “Este chinelo est\u00e1 barata” – Then someone might think you’re talking about how you stepped on a cockroach…<\/p>\n

pelado vs. peludo <\/em><\/p>\n

pelado\/a = <\/em>naked, and is pronounced pel-ah-doh\/pel-ah-dah (in its feminine form, it’s also used to talk about pick-up soccer games – “jogar uma pelada”)<\/p>\n

peludo\/a = <\/em>hairy, and is pronounced pel-oo-doh\/pel-oo-dah<\/p>\n

These words are complete opposites, so you have to be really careful here! \u00a0Especially <\/em>if you’re on the phone or not in front of the person you’re talking to. \u00a0“Eu tenho que fazer a barba, estou pelado,” might cause an awkward silence on the other end.<\/p>\n

cedo vs. sede<\/em><\/p>\n

cedo = <\/em>early, is masculine and is pronounced sei-doh<\/p>\n

sede <\/em>= thirst\/y, is feminine and is pronounced, sei-gee<\/p>\n

sede = <\/em>headquarters, is feminine and is pronounced, seh-gee<\/p>\n

Here you can use the gender to help you out to remember. \u00a0Sede <\/em>is always feminine, so you’ll always say, “Estou com muita sede,<\/em>” and even the headquarters, “sede,” <\/em>is feminine. \u00a0Cedo <\/em>is always masculine. \u00a0“Est\u00e1 muito cedo para acordar.” <\/em>Other than that, there’s no way to sound obscene with any of these, so not too much harm can be done \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

conto vs. conta<\/em><\/p>\n

Conto = <\/em>tale\/story, is masculine and is pronounced cohn-too<\/p>\n

Conta = <\/em>check\/bill, is feminine and is pronounced, cohn-tah<\/p>\n

Here a good trick is to think of “conta<\/em>” as coming from “contar<\/em>,” the verb. \u00a0So the “a” in contar<\/em> will always mean that if you get a bill or check, which have monetary ends, and you’ll have to contar<\/em> your money to see if you can pay for it… then it \u00a0must be conta and not conto<\/strong>. <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

morar vs. matar<\/em><\/p>\n

morar = <\/em>to live, and is pronounced moh-rah (or moh-rah-r)<\/p>\n

matar = <\/em>to kill, and is pronounced mah-tah (or mah-tah-r)<\/p>\n

The trick here is to think of other words that are related and sound the same <\/em>like, moradia, <\/em>which means housing, or matador, <\/em>which means killer.<\/p>\n

morrer vs. morder<\/em><\/p>\n

morrer = <\/em>to die, and is pronounced mow-heh<\/p>\n

morder = <\/em>to bite, and is pronounced more-dehr<\/p>\n

Just be very careful here and don’t let one lead to the other…<\/p>\n

mo\u00e7a vs. mosca<\/em><\/p>\n

mo\u00e7a = <\/em>young girl, and is pronounced mow-ssah<\/p>\n

mosca = <\/em>fly, is feminine, and is pronounced mow-ska<\/p>\n

If the girl’s really<\/em> thin, be careful with this, she might be offended if you call her a mosca.<\/em><\/p>\n

gr\u00e1vida vs. \u00a0 gravada <\/em><\/p>\n

gr\u00e1vida = <\/em>pregnant, and is pronounced grah-vee-dah<\/p>\n

gravada\/o = <\/em>filmed\/recorded\/engraved, and is pronounced grah-vah-doh\/dah<\/p>\n

Here you can think about how at the end of gr\u00e1vida<\/em> you have the word vida<\/em>, meaning life! \u00a0And uma gr\u00e1vida, gera vida<\/em>!<\/p>\n

I hope this helped some more. \u00a0Keep the doubts coming and if there are enough, we’ll do a Part 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So \u00a0last week I wrote about confusing words in Portuguese, and I clearly didn’t write about enough because a bunch of you reminded me of some I couldn’t think of!! So I figured why not keep clearing things up with your suggestions?! \u00a0Let’s get straight to it, shall we? barato\/a vs. barata barato\/a = cheap…<\/p>\n

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