If you are reading our blog, we assume you can speak English, right? So check this list of cognates to improve your Portuguese knowledge!
Cognates are pairs of words in two different languages that look the same and have the same meaning. This phenomenon happens because common roots cause words to look the same. Cognates are a great way to build vocabulary when you are learning a foreigner language.
We have listed some cognates to you boost your vocabulary in Portuguese, check it out:
| English | Portuguese | Pronunciation PT |
| Animal
|
Animal
|
Uh-nee-mowl |
| Banana
|
Banana
|
buh-nuh-nuh |
| Banal | Banal | Buh-now |
| Cereal
|
Cereal
|
See-ry-owl |
| Chocolate
|
Chocolate
|
Sho-co-luh-tay |
| Cinema
|
Cinema
|
See-ne-muh |
| Colonial
|
Colonial
|
Co-lo-nee-owl |
| Crime
|
Crime
|
Cree-mee |
| Digital
|
Digital
|
dee-jee-tow |
|
Familiar
|
Familiar
|
Fuh-mee-lee-ar |
| Festival
|
Festival
|
Fes-tee-vow |
| Global
|
Global
|
Glo-bow |
| Habitual
|
Habitual | Uh-bee-tu-ow |
| Hospital
|
Hospital
|
Os-pee-tow |
| Informal
|
Informal
|
Een-for-mow |
| Natural
|
Natural
|
Nuh-tu-rowl |
| Original
|
Original
|
Oh-ree-gee-now |
| Radio
|
Radio
|
Huh-dee-oh |
| Real
|
Real
|
Hay-ow |
| Social
|
Social
|
So-see-ow |
| Total
|
Total
|
To-tow |
| Tropical
|
Tropical | Tro-pee-cow |
| Usual
|
Usual
|
Ooh-zoo-ow |
| Vital
|
Vital
|
Vee-tow |
| Zero
|
Zero
|
Zeh-ro |
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