"Meu pai é advogado."

Translation: My father is a lawyer.

[Daniel535983]

How is this pronounced? It sounds like she says "ad-jay-vo-ga-do"...

[Davu]

Brazilians tend to break up adjacent consonants with a very short "i" (or "ee") sound, thus they may say "adivogado" (and in some accents "di" is pronounced "dʒi" anywhere it appears in a word). Listen to these examples: http://www.forvo.com/word/advogado/#pt

[Danikalifornia]

An article isn't necessary here? Don't have to say "um" advogado?

[Paulenrique]

Not when it refers to occupation/job. It sounds less natural in PT

[morianatei]

My father is a attorney ou My father is a lawyer eis a questão ?

em muitos lugares ví estas duas traduções , aqui no Duolingo diz que a primeira está errada ?

[Paulenrique]

"Attorney" should also be accepted.

[Telisa7]

Yes, attorney is fine, but because that word begins with an a it needs to be preceded by "an" in order to be considered proper English.

[roqw]

Doesn't "advogado" also mean "advocate"

[DREDWARD]

I believe it does,PERHAPS lawyer=Advocate in B.P.? (Of the rich :/ ) Would a native please help us,obrigado :)

[deactivated user]

Great, thanks for the cognate relationship (I usually notice these myself!)

[morianatei]

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Meu pai é advogado. (P)
My father is a attorney (R)
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You used the wrong word.
My father is a lawyer.

porque está errado ??

[Paulenrique]

"My father is an attorney" is also right.

[bluers0]

Why is "my dad" not a correct translation for "meu pai"?