How to say "respect your elders" in Brazilian Portuguese?

In Brazilian Portuguese "respect your elders" translates to  Respeitar os mais velhos 

Transliteration: hehs-peh-ee-tahr ohs mah-eez veh-lyohs

🇧🇷 Na nossa cultura, é muito importante respeitar os mais velhos.

🗣️ nah noh-sah kool-too-rah, eh moh-ee-toh eem-pohr-tahn-teh hehs-peh-ee-tahr ohs mah-eez veh-lyohs

🇺🇸 In our culture, it's very important to respect your elders.



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Brazilian Portuguese

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How to say "respect your elders" in Brazilian Portuguese?

You can use the word "Respeitar os mais velhos" which translates to "Respect your elders".

How to pronounce "Respeitar os mais velhos" (respect your elders) in Brazilian Portuguese?

The word "Respeitar os mais velhos" is pronounced as "hehs-peh-ee-tahr ohs mah-eez veh-lyohs".

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