FROM SPANISH TO PORTUGUESE
The Spanish unstressed a sound marks many feminine nouns and their agreeing adjectives (casa bonita, etc.), the third person singular present tense of -ar verbs (manda, vuela, etc.), and the singular subjunctives of -er and -ir verbs (viva, sepa, etc.). In Portuguese, you will find ə in these positions.
| Spanish | Portuguese | |
|---|---|---|
| Nouns: | casa | casə |
| señoras | senhorəs | |
| para | parə | |
| días | diəs | |
| Adjectives: | bonita | bonitə |
| cara | carə | |
| Verbs: (3rd person singular, present tense of -ar verbs) | ||
| toma | tomə | |
| manda | mandə | |
| trabaja | trabalhə | |
| (singular subjunctive of -er, -ir verbs) | ||
| aprenda | aprendə | |
| coma | comə |
Spanish very commonly ends a word with an unstressed o or an unstressed e sound (como, baño, sale, vive, etc.) Since you are accustomed to using these two sounds at the ends of words in Spanish you will find that you will want to use them in this position in Portuguese, too, especially if you are dealing with
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