Basic measurements: Measurements
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Key Phrases
Tamanho pequeno
Small size
Largo
Wide
Pesado
Heavy
Skills You'll Learn
Describing object sizes
Descrever tamanhos de objetos
Discussing dimensions
Discutir dimensões
Assessing weight
Avaliar peso
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Tamanho
tah-MA-nho
Size
Tamanho grande
tah-MA-nho GRAN-d
Large size
Tamanho pequeno
tah-MA-nho pe-KE-no
Small size
Tamanho médio
tah-MA-nho MEH-dyo
Medium size
💬 The accent in [médio] matters: without it, the stress would fall differently. In Portugal, the unstressed final [o] is very weak, so it sounds roughly like (MEH-dyoo), not a full English-style [oh].
See breakdown →Largura
lar-GOO-ra
Width
Comprido
kom-PREE-doo
Long
💬 [Comprido] usually means physically long, while [longo] is the more general word for long. For example, a rope can be [comprida], but a long trip is [longa].
See breakdown →Curto
KOOR-too
Short
Peso
PEH-zo
Weight
Leve
LEH-vee
Light
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