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Animals

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Description

Animals (os animais)

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English	Images	Portuguese	IPA	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
the dog		o cão	/uˈkɐ̃w/
the cat		o gato	/u ˈga.tu/
the bird		o pássaro	/u ˈpa.sɐ.ɾu/
a spider		uma aranha	/u.mɐ ɐ.ˈɾɐ.ɲɐ/
the horse		o cavalo	/u kɐ.ˈva.ɫu/
a cow		uma vaca	/ˈu.mɐ ˈva.kɐ/
the mouse		o rato	/u ˈʁa.tu/
the fish		o peixe	/u ˈpɐj.ʃɨ/
a pig		um porco	/ũ ˈpoɾ.ku/
a frog		um sapo	/ˈũ ˈsa.pu/
a snake		uma cobra	/ˈu.mɐ ˈko.bɾɐ/
a bear		um urso	/ˈũ ˈoɾ.su/
the octopus		o polvo	/u ˈpɔɫ.vu/
a monkey		um macaco	/ˈũ mɐ.ˈka.ku/
a pet		um animal de estimação	/ˈũ ɐ.ni.ˈmaɫ dɨ ʃ.ti.mɐ.ˈsɐ̃w/

Helpful verbs

gostar de ("to like"), tener ("to have"), tener medo de ("to be afraid of"), dormir ("to sleep"), e.g.:

gostar de

Gosto de macacos = "I like monkeys"

/ˈgoʃ.tu dɨ mɐ.ˈka.kuʃ/

tener

Tenho dois gatos = "I have two cats"

/ˈtɐ.ɲu ˈdojʒ ˈga.tuʃ/

tener medo

Tenho medo de cobras = "I am afraid of snakes"

/ˈtɐ.ɲu ˈme.du dɨ ˈko.bɾɐʃ/

dormir

O meu cão dorme = "My dog is sleeping"

/u ˈmew ˈkɐ̃w ˈdoɾ.mɨ/

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Grammar Point: "I like" = gosto de

To say you like something, simply use the expressoin gostar de. Unlike Spanish, the agreement is with the subject (not the following object) and there is no pronimal element. Don't forget to use _de_ with it. For example, Gosto de cãos ("I like dogs").