Today, we’re going to take a look at the names of countries in Portuguese that appear frequently in the news that will be useful to know.<\/p>\n
Brazil = Brasil<\/strong> (pronounced brah-ZEEW)<\/p>\n United States = Estados Unidos \/ EUA<\/strong> (short for Estados Unidos de Am\u00e9rica)<\/p>\n Canada = Canad\u00e1<\/strong> (note that the stress falls on the last a) Mexico = M\u00e9xico<\/strong> (pronounced MEH-shee-coh)<\/p>\n England = Inglaterra<\/strong><\/p>\n France = Fran\u00e7a<\/strong> (pronounced FRAN-sah)<\/p>\n Sweden = Su\u00e9cia <\/strong>(don’t confuse this with the next country)<\/p>\n Switzerland = Sui\u00e7a<\/strong> (pronounced SWEE-sah)<\/p>\n Iran = Ir\u00e3<\/strong><\/p>\n Saudi Arabia = Ar\u00e1bia Saudita<\/strong> (pronounced ah-RAH-bee-ah sow-DEE-tah)<\/p>\n Japan = Jap\u00e3o<\/strong> (this is the hard to pronounce nasal sound)<\/p>\n China = China<\/strong> (pronounced SHEE-nah)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, we’re going to take a look at the names of countries in Portuguese that appear frequently in the news that will be useful to know. Brazil = Brasil (pronounced brah-ZEEW) United States = Estados Unidos \/ EUA (short for Estados Unidos de Am\u00e9rica) Canada = Canad\u00e1 (note that the stress falls on the last…<\/p>\n
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