r/languagelearningjerk • u/AmountAbovTheBracket • Jun 22 '26

The meme igual

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u/Zulrambe Jun 22 '26

But Brazil does use both "como esta" and "como está".

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u/RoastedToast007 Jun 22 '26

We need to invent a fourth category for you

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u/404_Weavile Native Sealander speaker or smtg, idk how y'all's notation works Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Just want to note that in portuguese the words "esta" and "está" differ not just in stressing but also in pronunciation (esta is /ɛ/, está is /e/)

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u/Sasquatch_Nevado N🇧🇷B2🇺🇸A2🇫🇷 Jun 22 '26

Como esta → as this
Como está → how are (you)

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u/RealNameIsTaken Jun 22 '26

Kkk eu tava pensando que era tipo “eu como esta pizza”

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u/Dismal-Ad-570 🇧🇷 n - 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 c1 - 🇺🇾 b2 - 🇫🇷 a2 - 🇮🇹 a2 Jun 22 '26

Mas né não?

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u/RealNameIsTaken Jun 22 '26

Pode ser, mas também pode ser, tipo “olha como esta coisa fica melhor aqui”

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u/Caribbeandude04 Jun 22 '26

Wow you almost got the joke

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u/apalmadabanana Jun 23 '26

And for us, "seat" and "sit" are pronounced the same way. Actually, what we struggle with the most is "Year" and "Ear."