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The Body

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Description

The Body (o corpo)

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English	Images	Portuguese	IPA	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
the head		a cabeça	/ɐ kɐ.ˈbe.sɐ/
the nose		o nariz	/u nɐ.ˈɾiʃ/
the ear		a orelja	/ɐ o.ˈɾɐ.ʎɐ/
the face		o rosto	/u ʁuʃ.ˈtu/
the eyes		os olhos	/uz ˈo.ʎuʃ/
the hair		o cabelo	/u kɐ.ˈbe.ɫu/
the heart		o coração	/ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w/
the lungs		os pulmões	/uʃ puɫ.ˈmõjʃ/
an arm		um braço	/ˈũ ˈbɾa.su/
a hand		uma mão	/ˈu.mɐ ˈmɐ̃w/
a finger		um dedo	/ũ ˈde.du/
my leg		a minha perna	/ɐ ˈmi.ɲɐ ˈpeɾ.nɐ/
the knee		o joelho	/u ʒu.ˈɐ.ʎu/
the foot		o pé	/u ˈpɛ/
the ankle		o meu tornozelo	/u ˈmew tuɾ.nu.ˈze.ɫu/
the body		o corpo	/u ˈkoɾ.pu/
the mouth		a boca	/ɐ ˈbo.kɐ/
the teeth		os dentes	/uʒ ˈdẽ.tɨʃ/
the cheeks		as bochechas	/ɐʒ bu.ˈʃɐj.ʃɐʃ/
my shoulder		o meu ombro	/u ˈmew ˈõ.bɾu/
my elbow		o meu cotovelo	/u ˈmew ku.tu.ˈve.ɫu/
my neck		o meu pescoço	/u ˈmew pɨʃ.ˈko.su/
the back		as costas	/ɐʃ ˈkoʃ.tɐʃ/

Helpful verbs

lavar ("to wash"), doer-se ("to hurt"), quebrar ("to break"), e.g.:

lavar

Preciso de lavar as mãos = "I need to wash my hands"

doer-se

Dói-me a cabeça = "My head hurts"

quebrar

Ela quebrou o braço quando caiu = "She broke her arm when she fell"

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Grammar: Pronominal verbs levantar-se

Pronominal verbs have a pronoun as part of the infinitive (the base form), e.g.: esquecer-se, divertir-se. The pronoun must match the subject, e.g.: Visto-me a pressa ("I dress myself in a hurray"), Levanto-me cedo ("I get up early"). You can learn more about pronominal verbs here.