"Ela ama vinho."

Translation: She loves wine.

[frable]

same

[mars7017]

I had trouble with the voice on this one.

[tho85]

Me too. I wonder if it is the normal way to say this word, or if it is a kind of bug...

[BrendaDionne]

It definitely sounds wrong to me - sounds like vinha and not vinho....

[4oYBIxtO]

The male voice yes, the female voice is OK

[kcmurphy]

Is ¨amar¨ really used in this sense in Portuguese? I know in Spanish (at least the varieties I am familiar with) it is used just for people, and ¨encantar¨ is used in these situations.

I know Portuguese and Spanish are different, but they´re close enough that I would like clarification! :P

[Danmoller]

In Brazil it can be used for both people and things, just like in English.

He loves his mother, he loves his girlfriend, he loves cars, he loves his job.

Ele ama sua mãe, ele ama sua namorada, ele ama carros, ele ama seu trabalho.

[rrot79]

In portuguese you can use "amar" for everything, not only for people. You can say: "eu amo comer", "ele ama trabalhar", "ela ama aquela roupa". It's much more common than "encantar". You could say "estou encantado com aquela garota" if she is beautiful, but you should say "eu amo aquela garota" if you are in love.

[FreddoBarbarroja]

Good question, anyone there? :)

[sdrake]

I'd like to know too... having "amar" used for objects is really throwing me off!

[rrot79]

Yes, in Brazil we use "amar" for objects. It's very common. :)

[Tiqmas]

I think it can be seen as figure of speech; people can say "I love" but they just mean "I really like"

[ticabritt]

Just to clarify, the first syllable in "ama" is pronounced like the "oo" in book? That's what I am hearing.

[Tiqmas]

No, it's like "uh"

[akurzias]

Would "she likes wine" also be a correct translation? The owl says it's wrong.

[rrot79]

"She likes wine" is "Ela gosta de vinho".
"Amar" is stronger than "gostar".

[Gabylpg]

why not 'ela ama o vino' ?

[rrot79]

Cuando decimos "ele ama vinho" es todos los tipos de vino. Y cuando decimos "ele ama o vinho" es solamente un vino, como solo vino blanco.

[DREDWARD]

OBRIGADO, I can't believe I fully understood what you said, I am HAPPY :)

[OGatoCanadense]

For all the wine lovers... vinho tinto = red wine .. aw yeah