How to say "but" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "but" translates to  mas 

Transliteration: mahs

🇧🇷 Gosto de chocolate, mas não posso comer.

🗣️ GOH-stoh deh shoh-koh-LAH-teh, mahs nah-ooh POH-soo KOH-mehr.

🇺🇸 I like chocolate, but I can't eat it.

🇧🇷 Eu gosto de música, mas não sei tocar nenhum instrumento.

🗣️ Eh-oo gohs-toh deh moo-zee-kah, mahss nah-oo say toh-kahr neh-noohm een-stroo-mehn-toh.

🇺🇸 I like music, but I don't know how to play any instruments.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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Active vocabulary
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Difficulty
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⏳ Avg. time to basics
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Frequently Asked Questions

How to say "but" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "mas" which translates to "but".

How to pronounce "mas" (but) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "mas" is pronounced as "mahs".

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