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          Plurals - with some nouns 
              the core word does not change.  | 
         
         
          Portuguese  | 
            Singular  | 
          Plural  | 
          Sentence - English  | 
          Sentença 
              - Portuguese  | 
         
         
          | peixes | 
           fish | 
          fish | 
          The fishermen unloaded the fish 
            from their boat. | 
          Os pescadores descarregar os peixes 
            do seu barco. | 
         
         
          | gás | 
          gas | 
          gas | 
          John, please put gas in 
            all the cars. | 
          João , por favor posto 
            gás em tudo os veículos. | 
         
         
          | cervos | 
          deer | 
          deer | 
          There were ten deer in 
            the meadow. | 
          Havia dez cervo na campina. | 
         
       
	  
        
       
	  
         
          Plurals - with some nouns 
              the word does not change.  | 
         
         
          Portuguese  | 
            Singular  | 
          Plural  | 
          Sentence - English  | 
          Sentença 
              - Portuguese  | 
         
         
          | tripular | 
           man | 
          men | 
          The men unloaded the lumber 
            from the truck. | 
          O homens descarregar as madeiras 
            da caminhão. | 
         
         
          | mulher | 
          woman | 
          women | 
          Equal pay and priviledges for both men and women. | 
          Igual pagamento e priviledges 
            tanto homens e mulheres. | 
         
         
          | ganso | 
          goose | 
          geese | 
          Each autumn a flock of geese 
            fly over my house. | 
          Qualquer outono um rebanho de 
            gansos sobrevoo my casa. | 
         
       
	  
         
       
	   
      
         
          Plurals - if a noun ends 
              in a "y", change the "y" 
              to "i" and add "es." 
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          Portuguese  | 
            Singular  | 
          Plural  | 
          Sentence - English  | 
          Sentença 
              - Portuguese  | 
         
         
          | dama | 
           lady | 
          ladies | 
          The ladies met for lunch. | 
          As senhoras encontrado para o 
            almoço. | 
         
         
          | centavo | 
          penny | 
          pennies | 
          How many pennies do you 
            have? | 
          Quanto centavos você tem? | 
         
       
	  
	  
       
	  
         
          Plurals - Nouns ending in 
              "o", some form the plural 
              by adding "s" others by adding 
              "es."  | 
         
         
          Portuguese  | 
            Singular  | 
          Plural  | 
          Sentence - English  | 
          Sentença 
              - Portuguese  | 
         
         
          | auto | 
           auto | 
          autos | 
          Everyone, be sure to park your autos 
            in a secured parking area. | 
          Todo mundo , ter a certeza a estacionar 
            seu automóveis num segurado estacionamento área. | 
         
         
          | piano | 
          piano | 
          pianos | 
          The store had many pianos 
            for sale. | 
          A loja tido muita pianos à 
            venda. | 
         
         
          | batata | 
          potato | 
          potatoes | 
          I need to purchase a bag of potaoes. | 
          Eu preciso comprar uma sacola 
            de potável. | 
         
         
          | herói | 
          hero | 
          heroes | 
          Are there any war heroes 
            in the room? | 
          São lá qualquer 
            guerra heróis na sala? | 
         
       
	  
        
       
	   
      
         
          Plurals - If a noun ends 
              in "f," change the 
              "f" to "v." 
              (but not in all cases)  | 
         
         
          Portuguese  | 
            Singular  | 
          Plural  | 
          Sentence - English  | 
          Sentença 
              - Portuguese  | 
         
         
          | ladra | 
           thief | 
          thieves | 
          Some thieves broke into 
            my house. | 
          Algum ladras quebrado em my casa. | 
         
         
          | chefe | 
          chef | 
          chefs | 
          How many chefs do you have 
            working? | 
          Quanto chefes você tem trabalhando? | 
         
       
	  
	   
        
       
	  
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