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"Nice transition into the submission."
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Pronunciation practice
comunicação (communication)
co·mu·ni·ca·ç·ão
Tip
Lips forward, soft "ow". Buzz the "ão" through your nose.
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Learn the patterns so you don't have to memorize words.

  • -tion → -ção
  • -ity → -dade
  • -ous → -oso
  • -ble → -vel
Lesson 01

The -ção pattern

nation → nação
mission → missão
education → educação
  • always feminine
  • stress the end
  • ão is nasal
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10 are live and open to anyone, no sign-up. The rest arrive in order, each one built on the last.

  1. 01 -tion to -ção
  2. 02 Making ã and õ
  3. 03 -sion to -são
  4. 04 -ity to -dade
  5. 05 -ly to -mente
  6. 06 -ous to -oso
  7. 07 -ble to -vel
  8. 08 -ist to -ista, -ism to -ismo
  9. 09 English verbs to -ar, -er, -ir
  10. 10 -ment to -mento
  11. 11 The ct/pt drop
  12. 12 Breaking words apart
  13. 13 pão, mãos, leões
  14. 14 avô vs. avó
  15. 15 One R, two sounds
  16. 16 ti and di
  17. 17 lh and nh
  18. 18 Where the accent goes
  19. 19 Every syllable counts
  20. 20 Silent h, tricky x
  21. 21 Gender from endings
  22. Key The agreement key
  23. 22 The other plurals
  24. 23 grande homem vs. homem grande
  25. 24 mais, menos, -íssimo
  26. 25 o Mario, a vida
  27. 26 este, esse, aquele
  28. 27 tu vs. você
  29. 28 nós → a gente
  30. 29 do, na, pelo, num
  31. 30 vou na praia
  32. 31 Questions without "do"
  33. 32 Double negatives welcome
  34. 33 já, ainda, mesmo, até
  35. 34 -inho and -ão as feeling
  36. 35 The present tense
  37. 36 Where -ing goes
  38. 37 Hearing -am, -em, -ão
  39. 38 ser vs. estar
  40. 39 tem, not há
  41. 40 ficar, the workhorse
  42. 41 dar, the other workhorse
  43. 42 gostar de, pensar em
  44. Key The preposition is part of the verb
  45. 43 acabei de fazer
  46. 44 estar com fome
  47. Key Where the action lands
  48. Key Being and having
  49. 45 The -se verbs
  50. 46 saber vs. conhecer
  51. 47 levar vs. trazer
  52. 48 pôr and its family
  53. 49 The "vou fazer" future
  54. 50 eu fui, eu fiz
  55. 51 eu ia, eu fazia
  56. 52 Preterite vs. imperfect
  57. 53 tenho feito ≠ "have done"
  58. 54 há, faz, desde
  59. 55 faria + será que
  60. Key Asserting vs. not
  61. 56 The subjunctive switch
  62. 57 espero que, duvido que
  63. 58 embora, para que, antes que
  64. 59 que fale vs. que fala
  65. 60 se eu fizesse
  66. 61 se eu tivesse, eu faria
  67. 62 quando eu chegar
  68. 63 quiser, puder, tiver
  69. 64 para eu fazer
  70. 65 Infinitive or subjunctive?
  71. 66 fala vs. não faça
  72. 67 me, te, lhe, o, a
  73. 68 Pronouns, the spoken rules
  74. 69 vende-se casas
  75. 70 deveria ter feito
  76. 71 tá and tô
  77. 72 cê, pra, num, pro
  78. 73 Vowels in fast speech
  79. 74 Gluing words together
  80. 75 The R that marks you
  81. 76 né, viu, sabe
  82. 77 tipo, então, aí
  83. 78 beleza, valeu, falou
  84. 79 eita, nossa, oxe
  85. 80 mano, cara, senhor
  86. 81 rapidinho, not small
  87. 82 Four ways to say it
  88. 83 "O que significa?"
  89. 84 Fixing it mid-sentence
  90. 85 "Tô boiando"
  91. 86 Holding the floor
  92. 87 aí, daí — telling the story
  93. 88 por vs. para
  94. 89 pretender ≠ pretend
  95. 90 Idioms by metaphor
  96. 91 saudade and the untranslatables
  97. 92 muito to pra caralho
  98. 93 Dating the slang
  99. 94 The WhatsApp ear
  100. 95 Native-speed listening
  101. 96 Five minutes solo
  102. 97 The launch, not the finish

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esta es·ta esh·ta
as duas as duas azh duash
porta por·ta poh·ta
amor a·mor a·moh

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