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How to Say ‘The ball is round.’ in Portuguese

A bola é redonda.

ah BOH-luh eh reh-DOHN-duh

[ah BOH-luh eh reh-DOHN-duh]

💬 Usage Tip: redondo becomes redonda here because bola takes a. The describing word always follows the thing it describes.

Phrase Breakdown

A bola

ah BOH-luh

The ball

'A' is the feminine article 'the'. 'Bola' has an open 'o', as in 'bol', and a weak final 'a'. Say it smoothly as 'abóla'.

Example

A bola é azul.

The ball is blue.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

the (feminine singular)

Same article "a" used before a feminine noun; often unstressed in speech.

Example

A estação é ali à direita.

The station is right there on the right.

bola

[BOH-luh]

ball

Feminine noun for a round toy or sports ball.

Example

O menino joga com a bola.

The boy plays with the ball.

é redonda.

eh reh-DOHN-duh

is round.

'É' means 'is' and sounds like an open 'eh'. In 'redonda' the first 'e' is almost silent, giving 'rdõnda', and the 'on' is nasal. The ending is feminine to match 'bola'.

Example

A mesa é redonda.

The table is round.

Words in this phrase

[eh]

Form of the verb 'ser', meaning 'is'.

Example

É um pouco cedo para sair.

It is a little early to leave.

redonda

[reh-DOHN-duh]

round

Feminine form of redondo, used with feminine nouns.

Example

A mesa é redonda.

The table is round.

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