Para (Shortened Spoken Forms)
This Portuguese preposition is often shortened to ‘pra,’ ‘prá,’ ‘pró,’ ‘pá’ and ‘pó’ in fast Portuguese. These shortened forms of 'para' are very common in spoken casual Portuguese, but are considered incorrect in formal writing.
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Pra, prá, pró, pá, pó. Portuguese speakers cut para down to almost nothing, and this trains you to hear the full form underneath it.
- 1 interactive exercise
- Level B1–B2