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How to Say ‘A circle has no corners.’ in Portuguese

Um círculo não tem cantos.

oom SEER-koo-loo nowng TEHNG KAHN-toosh

[oom SEER-koo-loo nowng TEHNG KAHN-toosh]

Phrase Breakdown

Um círculo

oom SEER-koo-loo

A circle

'Círculo' is stressed on the first syllable: 'SIR-ku-loo'. The 'c' before 'í' sounds like 's'.

Example

Desenha um círculo.

Draw a circle.

Words in this phrase

[oom]

Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.

Example

É um pouco cedo hoje.

It is a little early today.

círculo

[SEER-koo-loo]

circle

A round shape where every point is the same distance from the centre.

Example

As crianças sentam-se num círculo.

The children sit in a circle.

não tem cantos.

nowng TEHNG KAHN-toosh

has no corners.

Say 'nãw tãi KÃN-toosh' in one flow. Three nasal sounds come in a row, so keep the air going through your nose.

Example

O ovo não tem cantos.

The egg has no corners.

Words in this phrase

não

[nowng]

not

Negation word used to make the verb negative.

Example

Não tenho dinheiro comigo neste momento.

I do not have cash with me at the moment.

tem

[TEHNG]

Has

Possess or hold.

Example

Ela tem estilo e elegância.

She has style and elegance.

cantos

[KAHN-toosh]

corners

Plural of 'canto'; points where two sides or edges meet.

Example

A mesa tem quatro cantos.

The table has four corners.

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