Warning About Titanic
My grandfather warned people that the Titanic was going to sink…
Despite his constant attempts, unfortunately nobody listened to him e acabou por ser expulso do cinema.and he ended up getting kicked out of the movie theatre.
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O meu avô* avisou as pessoas que o Titanic ia afundar-se*...Apesar das* suas constantes tentativas, infelizmente, ninguém lhe deu ouvidos* e acabou por ser expulso* do cinema.My grandfather warned people that the Titanic was going to sink…Despite his constant attempts, unfortunately, nobody listened to him and he ended up getting kicked out of the movie theatre.
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✴️ Avô (grandfather)
The difference in sounds between the Portuguese words “avô” (grandfather) and “avó” (grandmother) is one of the most difficult things for anyone learning Portuguese. The word “avô” (grandfather) is spelt with a circumflex accent while the word “avó” (grandmother) is spelt with an acute accent. The accent mark on them is there to help us identify which sound the letter “o” has in each word.
- The “ô” in grandfather has a closed sound, which is the same as the “o” in the English word “open.”
- The “ó” in grandmother is an open sound, which is the same as the “o” in the English word “oscar.”
- The plural is “avós” (grandparents) and also has an open sound, although it is a masculine word (os avós).
✴️ Apesar de (despite/in spite of)
This is an adverb that is always followed by the preposition “de” (of). In the story, that preposition is inside the word “das” = “de” (of) + “as” (the). We might also say “apesar de que” (although/even though).
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