"O homem ganha um cinto."

Translation: The man wins a belt.

[snm5678]

was it a wrestling belt

[pfeil]

We call it cinturão.

[raf_iggy]

É um cinto de luta livre.

[annekarakash]

Does the verb ganhar only mean win? Or, like in Spanish, does it also mean to earn?

[erudis]

Win, gain, earn, make (money). They can be synonyms depending on the context, but "ganhar", like "win", usually doesn't have the sense of being deserved, like earn does (think of "I earned a raise" vs. "I won a raise").

[ThanKwee]

I entered "The man gets a belt" (accepted) which makes more sense than "The man wins a belt".

[erudis]

Surely seems like a better option.

[stevepaint]

Even more so when Ele ganha a garrafa is marked correct when using gets.

[annekarakash]

Obrigada Erudis. Interesante . . . :-)

[Kamal601181]

it means both to win and to earn

[polyglot720]

What is the correct pronunciation of "ganha?"

[supercalidocious]

The 'nh' sound is like a soft nasalized 'n' in which the tongue doesnt quite touch the roof of the mouth and leaves the sound open, but nasalized. . . I cant think of an equivalent in English
at all! Almost like 'ñ' or like 'canyon' but the sound is not closed off by the tongue, if that makes ANY sense??

[faith46]

It could be boxing or wrestling.

[supercalidocious]

Or TaeKwonDo, or Capoeira!

[kitsune1977]

actually it would be "faixa"(tkd, jiu jitsu, karatê, judô - faixa branca, cinza, amarela...preta...)and "cordão/corda"(capoeira).

[Danmoller]

Or a "cinturão", when it's a contest prize.

[JoshBlanch]

Or Brazilian jiu jitsu!

[lenalingo]

When is "ganha" used to mean "win" and when is it used for "gets"?

[ThanKwee]

:You'll only know by context

[lenalingo]

Well that's unfortunate :/
Thank you:))

[Danmoller]

"Get" only in the context of "win/receive".

[KTKee-EnglishEng]

When receive means win, to be clear. He received a prize, not he received his test results.

[MathewsPin]

Ganha means win when you make it happen, like win a race,and ganha mens gets when someone give you something, like me giving you a answer

[KTKee-EnglishEng]

Is that the correct pronunciation of ganha?

[Danmoller]

Yep :)

• Vitória says it in a fairly understandable speed.
• And Ricardo says it in daily speed.
• Fernanda (the old voice), although saying it also correctly, pronounces it with little clicks.

[KTKee-EnglishEng]

Thanks. I forget and pronounce the 'a' in my head like can rather than duh! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPv2mJJwHQ

[GabrieleTrovato]

Why is "the man gains a belt" wrong?

[MathewsPin]

Because is the belt not just a belt