How to say "be kind" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "be kind" translates to  Ser gentil 

Transliteration: sehr jehn-cheel

🇧🇷 Sempre seja gentil com as pessoas ao seu redor.

🗣️ sehm-preh seh-jah jehn-cheel kohm ahs peh-soh-ahs ah-oo reh-dohr

🇺🇸 Always be kind to the people around you.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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How to say "be kind" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "Ser gentil" which translates to "Be kind".

How to pronounce "Ser gentil" (be kind) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "Ser gentil" is pronounced as "sehr jehn-cheel".

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