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FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE

Notice that many of these Spanish words end in ero and era.

The ei diphthong is also to be found in these verb endings:

and others of the sort. (See exercise 7, Part IV.)

The most common occurrences of the eu diphthong are:

a. meu, seu
(cf. Spanish mi, su)

b. eu
(cf. Spanish yo)

c. deus, adeus
(cf. Spanish dios, adiós)

d. (the 3rd person, singular, past tense ending of regular -er verbs)


Portuguese Diphthongs Not Occurring in Spanish

1. Oral Diphthongs

Among the new diphthongs are three involving the open vowel sounds E and O.

Also new is ou, as in vou, sou. Note particularly its presence in trabalhou, falou, mandou and similar past tense items where Spanish has the single vowel (cf. Spanish trabajó, habló, mandó).


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