How to Say ‘A Portuguese cookbook!’ in Portuguese
Um livro de receitas portuguesas!
oong LEE-vroo duh reh-SAY-tahsh poor-too-GAY-zahsh
[oong LEE-vroo duh reh-SAY-tahsh poor-too-GAY-zahsh]
💬 Usage Tip: livro de receitas is literally 'book of recipes'. Portuguese often uses de where English sticks two nouns together, as in livro de cozinha "cookbook".
Phrase Breakdown
Um livro de receitas
oong LEE-vroo duh reh-SAY-tahsh
A recipe book
Literally 'a book of recipes'. The 'de' sounds like 'duh', and 'receitas' is said 'rr-SAY-tash'.
Tenho um livro de receitas.
I have a recipe book.
Words in this phrase
Um
[oong]
a
An indefinite article used before a masculine singular noun.
Em «um» prazer, o artigo introduz a expressão educada.
In “a” pleasure, the article introduces the polite expression.
livro
[LEE-vroo]
book
Masculine noun for a book.
Estou a ler um livro.
I'm reading a book.
de
[duh]
of
A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.
Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.
We talked about career matters during the break.
receitas
[reh-SAY-tahsh]
recipes
Plural of 'receita', instructions for cooking a dish.
A minha avó tem muitas receitas.
My grandmother has many recipes.
portuguesas!
poor-too-GAY-zahsh
Portuguese!
A feminine plural adjective that agrees with 'receitas'. Say it 'poor-too-GAY-zash'.
Adoro praias portuguesas.
I love Portuguese beaches.
Words in this phrase
portuguesas
[poor-too-GAY-zahsh]
Portuguese
Feminine plural adjective for things from Portugal.
Gosto de músicas portuguesas.
I like Portuguese songs.
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