FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

• The s sound of the Spanish endings -eza and -oso corresponds to a z sound in Portuguese.

• The Spanish diminutive endings -ito(a) and -cito(a) correspond to Portuguese -inho(a) and -zinho(a).

• The Spanish noun-ending -ero generally corresponds to the Portuguese noun-ending -eiro. Notice the diphthong in the Portuguese forms.