Hi, friends! How are you? Today we’ll learn about metaphony in Portuguese. Do you what it is?
Metaphony is a sound variation that happens in Portuguese when some words change into its plural form. This metaphony in portuguese is known as Plural metafônico.
So, our Dica today is about this interesting sound variation of Portuguese. Plural metafônico is the variation of the vowel O from its low tone to its high tone when the word comes to its plural form.
Take a look at the video and learn how to pronounce this words.
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Now, let’s see some sentences:
O caroço do abacate.
The avocado pit/stone.
Os caroços da melancia.
The watermelon seeds.
O jogo não foi bom.
The game wasn’t good.
Rio de Janeiro sediou os jogos Olímpicos.
Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympic Games.
Tem um cisco no meu olho.
There’s a speck in my eye.
Pablo tem olhos castanhos.
Pablo has brown eyes.
O ovo de galinha.
The chicken egg.
Os ovos de codorna.
The quail eggs.
Um porco.
One pig.
Dois porcos.
Two pigs.
| O caroço | Seed / Pit |
| O jogo | Game |
| O porco | Pig |
| O fogo | Fire |
| O ovo | Egg |
| O olho | Eye |
Now let’s see if you really understood and know how to recognize the metaphony. Listen to the audios and tell us which one is the correct plural form to each word.
| O caroço | A) | B) |
| O jogo | A) | B) |
| O porco | A) | B) |
| O fogo | A) | B) |
| O ovo | A) | B) |
| O olho | A) | B) |
Today we’ve learned the different sounds of the letter O in singular and plural form, can you tell us some other words with this metaphony in Portuguese?
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Sounds of the vowels in Portuguese
Plural in Portuguese
Plural of words ending in L
Plural of words ending in ÃO
Caroço – A
Jogo – B
Porco – A
Fogo – B
Ovo – A
Olho – A
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